Operation Iraqi Freedom - as of 10 FEBRUARY 09
CAPTURED - 1
USAR SPC Ahmed K. Altaie
(Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie)
DUSTWUN 23 OCT 2006
Declared MISSING-CAPTURED 11 DEC 2006
Baghdad, Iraq
OFFICIALLY US MISSING in IRAQ - 13
1 Military - Speicher (1991 PGW)
11 Civilians
Additionally, 4 Civilian Contractors working for a private security firm were abducted when their convoy was attacked late Fall 2006.
They remain missing, their names have not been released.
Captured/Died in Captivity
PFC Kristian Menchaca DOI 16 JUN 06, Baghdad, Iraq ID Announced 22 JUN 06
Awarded POW Medal
PFC Thomas L. Tucker DOI 16 JUN 06, Baghdad Iraq ID Announced 22 JUN 06
DECEASED: POW-DIC
SSG Keith M. Maupin DOI 09 APR 04
(Captured as PFC, Promoted in Absentia 01 MAY 04 to SPC, Promoted in Absentia 01 APR 05 to SGT, Promoted in Absentia 17 SEP 06 to SSG) Baghdad Region
Remains Recovered 20 March 2008, Identified 30 March 2008.
Change of Status 31 March 2008 from Missing-Captured to Deceased.
Missing/Captured : Died in Captivity
USA SPC Alex R. Jimenez DOI 12 MAY 07
ID Card Recovered 16 JUNE 07
DUSTWUN 12 May 2007
Declared Missing-Captured 29 June 2007
Mahmudiyah, Iraq
Remains Recovered 09 July 08 - Change of Status
Missing/Captured : Died in Captivity
USA PVT Byron W. Fouty DOI 12 MAY 07 May
ID Card Recovered 16 JUNE 07
DUSTWUN 12 May 2007
Declared Missing-Captured 29 June 2007
Mahmudiyah, Iraq
Remains Recovered 09 July 08 - Change of Status
DUSTWUN - Recovered - USA PFC Joseph J. Anzack Jr.
Remains Recovered 23 MAY 07
Musayyib, Iraq
Status Change from DUSTWUN 24 MAY 2007
POWs Recovered to Date - 8
Young, Williams, Lynch, Johnson, Hernandez, Hudson, Miller & Riley - an Nasiriyah, Iraq
Hostages Recovered to Date - 1
Thomas Hamill DOI 09 APR 04 Escaped 01 MAY 04 Baghdad Region
KIA and Non-Combat Deaths 4,241 Identified
Civilian Contractor Casualties - 900+
RETURNED TO MILITARY CONTROL - 1
USMC CPL Wassef Ali Hassoun DOI 20 JUN 04 Returned 09 JUL 04 Fallujah
MISSING - KBR US Civilian Contractor Tim Bell DOI 09 APR 04 Baghdad Region
REMAINS RECOVERED - KBR US Civilian Contractor William Bradley DOI 09 APR 04 Baghdad Region DOId 06 JAN 05
RELEASED - Micah Garen Civilian Photgrapher/Journalist DOI 13 AUG 04 Returned 22 AUG 04 Nasiriyah, Iraq
RESCUED - Roy Hallums Civilian Contractor, Saudi Arabian Trading and Construction Co
DOI 01 NOV 04 Rescued 07 SEP 05, Mansour, Baghdad
US Hostages Executed to Date - Nicholas Berg, Iraq • Paul Johnson, Saudi Arabia • Eugene "Jack" Armstrong, Iraq • Jack Hensley, Iraq • Tom Fox, Baghdad, Iraq
Operation Enduring Freedom - as of 10 FEBRUARY 09
MIA/DUSTWUN - 0
KIA and Non-Combat Deaths 644 Identified
Persian Gulf War 1991: 3 Officially Unaccounted-For,
12 Unofficially Unaccounted-For
Other personnel also remain unaccounted-for in Iraq, 9 of 14 crewmembers of the Spirit '03 loss incident. As well as the A-6 loss with Barry Cook and Robert Dwyer who was lost with his F/A 18. At the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War 1991, all were classified as KIA/BNR. Michael Scott Speicher's status was later upgraded twice... to MIA in 2001 and to Missing/Captured in 2002.
President Bush has even stated that more than just Speicher remain unaccounted-for from the first war with Iraq. His remarks last National POW-MIA Recognition Day - "Nearly 60 years after the end of World War II, the fate of more than 78,000 Americans who fought in that conflict remains unknown. 8,057 from the Korean War are missing, more than 120 from the Cold War, more than 1,900 from the Vietnam War, and three from the Gulf War. These Americans, who dedicated their lives to preserving and protecting our freedoms, will never be forgotten."
COLOMBIA: 3
Hostages/POWs - Rescued
Thomas Howes
Marc Gonsalves
Keith Stansell
DOI : 12-13 February, 2003
RESCUED: July 2nd, 2008
SouthEast Asia: 1,742
Korea: 8,056
Cold War: 123
World War II: 78,773
(74,384 Unaccounted-For - 6,043 Buried at Sea)
World War I: 4,452
DoD on SEA: Current as of: 2008/11/12
SUBJECT: VIETNAM-ERA UNACCOUNTED FOR STATISTICAL REPORT
Cases: VN - 479 • VS - 855 • LA - 343 • CB - 58 • CH - 7 = 1742
Pursuit Status: Further Pursuit - 960 • Deferred - 134 • No further Pursuit - 658 = 1752
VN = VIETNAM NORTH • VS = VIETNAM SOUTH • CB = CAMBODIA • CH = CHINA • LA = LAOS
AMERICANS ACCOUNTED FOR POST-1973 - REPATRIATED BY:
VIETNAM 641
CHINA 3
LAOS 229
CAMBODIA 31
TOTAL 904
U.S. GOVERNMENT EFFORTS: Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, the U.S. Government
has acquired 22962 reports possibly pertaining to Americans in Southeast Asia:
SUMMARY OF REPORTS
FIRSTHAND LIVE SIGHTINGS - 1995
HEARSAY SIGHTINGS REPORTS - 5390
CRASH/GRAVE SITES - 5869
DOGTAGS - 9892
TOTAL - 23146
a. Of the 1995 firsthand reports received since 1975, 1942 (97.34%) reports are resolved.
• 1341 (67.22%) reports were equated to Americans who are accounted for (i.e., PW returnees,
missionaries, civilians jailed at various times for violation of Vietnamese codes).
• 45 (2.26%) reports were correlated to wartime sightings of military personnel or pre-1975 sighting
of civilians who remain unaccounted for.
• 556 (27.87%) reports were determined to be fabrications.
b. The remaining 53 (2.66%) unresolved firsthand reports represent the focus of the U.S. Government
analytical and collection efforts:
• 47 (2.36%) pertain to Americans reported in a captive environment.
•6 (0.30%) reported sightings of Americans in a non-captive environment (i.e. working as truck
drivers; married with Vietnamese family).
c. Since mid-1982, 9877 Òdog tagÓ reports have been received on over 10,000 names.
• Generally speaking 93% of those names reported are individuals who returned to the U.S. alive
• 5% correspond to U.S. remains that have been recovered/identified and buried in the U.S.
• and 2% relate to individuals who remain unaccounted for.
d. In all instances, dog tag reports receive thorough investigative attention, to include informing the
military services of those reports with valid names so next of kin can be advised as appropriate.
The following timeline presents an overview of unresolved firsthand sightings by the year of the sighting:
TIMELINE: UNRESOLVED LIVE SIGHTING REPORTS
CAPTIVE
Pre-1976 : 39
1976-1980 : 3
1981-1985 : 0
1986-1990 : 1
1991-1995 : 0
1996-2000 : 5
2001-2005 : 5
2006-2010 : 0
Total : 53
NON-CAPTIVE
Pre-1976 : 1
1976-1980 : 1
1981-1985 : 0
1986-1990 : 0
1991-1995 : 0
1996-2000 : 1
2001-2005 : 0
Total : 4
Here is the Price Americans Have Paid the Last 228 Years
WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 19 Aril 1775 - 20 September 1783
Participants: 250,000 :: POWs: 18,152 :: MIAs: 1,426 :: Deaths In Service: 6,824
WAR OF 1812 18 June 1812 - 24 December 1814
Participants: 286,730 :: POWs: 20,000 :: MIAs: 695 :: Deaths In Service: 2,260
MEXICAN WAR 24 April 1846 - 2 February 1848
Participants: 78,718 :: POWs: 20,000 : : MIAs: 695 :: Deaths In Service: 2,260
INDIAN WARS US Date 1815 - December1890
Participants: 106,000 :: POWs: Many, few survived :: MIAs: Many :: Deaths In Service: 1,000
Aboriginal American Date 1540 - 2004
Participants: Unknown, in the millions :: POWs-MIAs: Unknown - Aboriginal Americans are the longest held
documented POWs, serving into the 20th Century in excess of 28 years :: Deaths In Service: Millions
CIVIL WAR 12 April 1861 - 26 May 1865
Union Participants: 2,213,365 :: Union POWs: 194,743 :: Union Deaths In Service: 364,511
Confederate Participants: 1,082,119 :: Confederate POWs: 214,865 :: Confederate Deaths In Service: 134,563
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 21 April 1898 - 12 August 1898
Participants: 260,000 :: POWs: 8 :: MIAs: 72 Deaths In Service: 2,446
WORLD WAR I 6 April 1917 - 11 November 1918
Participants: 4,743,826 :: POWs: 7,470 :: MIAs: 116,708 :: Deaths In Service: 116,708
WORLD WAR II 7 December 1941 - 2 September 1945
Participants: 16,353,659 :: POWs: 124,079 :: MIAs: 30,314
Deaths in Service: Disputed Numbers - All References Provided
Military:
• Keegan: 292,000
• Harper Collins: 292,100
• Britannica: 292,131 (not incl. 115,187 non-battle)
• Compton's: 293,986
• Urlanis: 300,000
• Info. Please: 291,557 KIA + 113,842 other causes = 405,399
• DoD: 291,557 KIA + 113,842 other = 405,399
• Ellis: 405,400
• Encarta: 292,131 KIA + 115,187 other causes = 407,318
• Wallechinsky: 292,131 KIA + 115,187 other = 407,318
• Eckhardt: 408,000
• Small & Singer: 408,300
Civilian:
• Britannica: 6,000
U.S. Merchant Marine: 8,300 mariners killed at sea, at least 1,100 died from wounds. Total killed estimated 9,300. [http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html]
• All (undifferentiated):
• Messenger: 300,000
COLD WAR 2 September 1945 - 21 August 1991
Participants: Classified :: POWs: Classified :: MIAs: 343 :: Deaths In Service: Classified :: Deaths In Service: 407,316 ERA
KOREAN WAR 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953
Participants: 5,764,143 :: POWs: 7,140 :: MIAs: 8,177 :: Deaths In Service: 36,940
SECOND INDOCHINA WAR 08 July 1959 - 27 January 1973
Active Duty: 9,087,000 :: In-Country: 2,594,000 :: POWs: 2,583 :: MIAs: 3000-6000 :: Deaths In Service: 58,486
USS PUEBLO 23 January 1968 - 23 December 1968
Incident Personnel: 82 :: POWs: 82 :: POW Deaths In Incident: 1
GRENADA 25 October 1983 - 2 November 1983
Participants: 2,700 :: POWs: Unknown :: MIAs: 4 :: Deaths In Service: 20
USS STARK 17 May 1987
Participants: Unknown :: MIAs: 1 :: Deaths In Service: 36
PERSIAN GULF WAR 16 January 1991 - 27 February 1991
Participants: 650,000 :: POWs - MIAs: 52 :: Deaths In Service: 255
SOMALIA 02 December 1992 - 15 September 1994
Participants: Classified :: POWs: 6 :: MIAs: 2 :: Deaths In Service: 44
Died in Captivity (DIC) POWs
Estimate by Conflict
• Second IndoChina War (SEA) 113 Acknowledged
• Korean War 2,471
• WW II Pacific Theater 12,500
• WW II European Theater 1,200
• WW II Hell Ships 2,700
• USSR Several Hundred . It is hard to estimate how many DICs there are as a result of former the USSR's actions in transporting US POWs to Soviet bloc nations during and immediately after WW II, Korea and SEA. There is no doubt that some of the unaccounted-for US POW-MIAs ended up in Soviet Gulags, Psychiatric hospitals and third-party nations such as Czechoslovakia. We know at least several hundred men were interrogated by the Soviets, we have the interrogation reports, but the men never returned.
• Cold War We have no reporting on DICs that is reliable or would meet POW medal requirements that we are aware of. Most Cold War losses went unacknowledged until a decade or so ago. We still have cases that are classified. There is evidence a number of Cold War losses fell into adversarial hands and ultimately died, we just have no way of knowing who at this time.
• Persian Gulf War No official reporting from USG sources. Speicher can not be included as there is no firm evidence he was captured alive or perished in captivity.
• Afghanistan 1 Confirmed, Neil Roberts, Navy SEAL Captured and Executed
• Iraq 2 known, more suspected. The two are Piestewa and Walters. At the time of an-Nasiriyah (23 MAR 03) reports and film footage showed that some of the ambushed 507th personnel had been evidently captured and eventually executed. Official USG statements immediately afterwards confirm this. There is an ongoing investigation, Walters was just confirmed (28 MAY 04) as being executed by his captors. He was posthumously awarded the POW medal in Spring 2004.
• NOTE: These figures do not include civilians. A large number of nurses, doctors, missionaries, journalists, civilian contractors and others were captured, known to be POWs, yet never repatriated. We have some eyewitness reports of these people in captivity, being executed or dying of mistreatment, starvation or disease, but no remains have been returned.
• Spring 2004, HR 4425 was introduced. The bill, if passed, would give all POWs who Died in Captivity the Purple Heart. Presently, Purple Heart regulations (which are VERY strict) do not include DIC POW personnel.
