The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on Thursday that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville, killed during World War II, was accounted for in May.
2 hours agoU.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville , Florida, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 20, 2024.– The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Thursday that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Hamwey, 24, of Jacksonville , killed during World War II, was accounted for in May.In January 1945, Hamwey was assigned to 360th Service Group, Combat Replacement Training Center, Far East Air Force, and deployed in present day Papua New Guinea.
. As part of an attempt to neutralize the Japanese threat near Wewak, Territory of New Guinea, Hamwey’s unit attacked enemy defensive positions on nearby Cape Wom. Hamwey was reported as missing in action on Jan. 20, when friendly forces lost contact with the A-20G Havoc bomber he was piloting.
DPAA predecessor organizations began researching and recovering service members from Papua New Guinea in the early 1980s. In December 2011, an Australian Defence Force officer reported seeing an aircraft crash site in a swap near Cape Wom, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. A local guide from the nearby Wom Village had discovered the site roughly six months prior and stated human remains had been seen in the crash.
To identify Hamwey’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as material and circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis. Hamwey’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, along with others still missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.Digital reporter who has lived in Jacksonville for over 25 years and focuses on important local issues like education and the environment.
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