UPDATE: History Flight has helped identify 50 Tarawa MIAs from Tablets of the Missing

January 30, 2018

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The author, Clay Bonnyman Evans, with his mother, Frances Bonnyman Evans, at The Punchbowl in 1976.

History Flight, Inc., the Florida-based nonprofit that recovered the remains of my grandfather, 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. in 2015, has to date helped resolve 50 cases of Tarawa MIAs whose names are on the Tablets of the Missing at the National Cemetery of the Pacific (aka The Punchbowl) on Oahu, Hawaii.

Thanks to Robert Rumsby for compiling the attached spreadsheet, which shows the names of 77 Tarawa MIAs that have now been identified, as well as how their remains were recovered.

Last Name	First Name	M.I.	Rank	Identification Source	Burial Location (If Recovered & Identified)
Allen	Randolph	NMI	Private First Class	Isolated field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 10687.
Andregg	Henry	NMI	Corporal	X-3-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 621. Recovered from Cemetery 26.	Chattanooga National Cemetery, Section BB, Site 442-C.
Bailey	John	S.	Technical Sergeant	Cemetery 33 field recovery by History Flight.
Ball	William	D.	Sergeant	X-89-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 522. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Barker	Raymond	A.	Corporal	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight.
Blanchette	Alberic	M.	Private	X-153-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 136. Recovered from Cemetery 33.	Old Holy Rosary Cemetery, Caribou, Maine.
Bonnyman, Jr.	Alexander	NMI	First Lieutenant	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Brisbane	Howard	P.	Pharmacist's Mate Third Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11645.
Brown	Darwin	H.	Private First Class	Isolated burial; unilateral turnover.	Center Cemetery, Bernardston, Massachusetts.
Brozyna	Anthony	NMI	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11345.
Bussa	George	S.	Second Lieutenant	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site
Cancilla	Nicholas	J.	Private First Class	Cemetery 25 field recovery by History Flight.	Calvary Cemetery, Section A 2100, Lot W-1/2, Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Carbone	Joseph	C.	Private	X-206-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 748. Recovered from Cemetery 33.	Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York.
Carter	Robert	J.	Private	Cemetery 27 - Row B - field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11309.
Charpilloz	Lyle	E.	Private First Class	Undetermined NMCP Unknown & field recovery by History Flight in 2014.
Cook	Sidney	A.	Gunnery Sergeant	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11899.
Critchley	Walter	G.	Corporal	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site
Drew	Charles	A.	Private	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight.
Drucker	Maurice	J.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 - Row B - unilateral turnover.	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section J, Site 167.
Fox	Jack	J.	Private First Class	X-117-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 843. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Geddes	Dale	R.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Grand Island Cemetery, Section 8, Lot 51, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Gilmore	Raymond	P.	Pharmacist's Mate Second Class	Isolated burial; unilateral turnover.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 67, Site 2080-5.
Gore	Ben	H.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 - Row B - field recovery by History Flight.	Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Grimm	Elden	W.	Sergeant	X-150-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section F, Site 1226. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Guerriero	Anthony	G.	Corporal	X-49-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 64. Recovered from Cemetery 33.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site
Hannon	Harold	P.	Private First Class	Cemetery 33 field recovery by History Flight, in 2017.
Haraldson	Palmer	S.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Fort Dodge Memorial Park, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Harrison	Arnold	J.	Private First Class	X-166-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section F, Site 1118. Recovered from Cemetery 26.
Hubert	James	J.	Sergeant	Cemetery 27 - Row B - field recovery by History Flight.	Calvary Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota.
James	Ray	NMI	Private First Class	X-163-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 638. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Johnson	James	B.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11212.
Jordan	Edwin	W.	Private	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight.
Kines	Emmett	L.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	West Virginia National Cemetery, Section 7, Site 476.
Kourkos	Sam	J.	Private First Class	X-116-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section F, Site 1224. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Mac Donald	John	W.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.
Mansfield	James	F.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Vine Hills Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Masoni	Frank	L.	Assistant Cook	X-210-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 846. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Mathies	Elmer	L.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	West Park Cemetery, Hereford, Texas.
Mattern	Wilbur	C.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11383.
Matthews	Ernest	A.	Second Lieutenant	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.
McNichol	John	V.	Corporal	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight, in July, 2017.
Menendez	Manuel	NMI	Private First Class	X-168-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section F, Site 1112. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Moore	Fae	V.	Sergeant	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Beaver Valley Cemetery, Sheridan County, Nebraska.
Murphy	Thomas	J.	Pharmacist's Mate Second Class	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight.
Murray	George	B.	Private First Class	Unilateral turnover. Recovery location currently undetermined.	Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, California.
Nelson	Warren	G.	Field Musician First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Lakota Cemetery, Lakota, North Dakota.
Newell	Archie	W.	Private	X-44-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 738. Recovered from Cemetery 26.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site
Nielson	Roger	K.	Corporal	Cemetery 27 - Row B - field recovery by History Flight.	Fort Logan National Cemetery, Section S, Site 6090A.
Oetjen	Charles	E.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
Otto	James	D.	Corporal	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11025.
Patrick	George	F.	Private	X-100-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 410. Recovered from Cemetery 26.
Penna	Frank	F.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Saint Agatha Cemetery, Canastota, New York.
Prince	John	F.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Calverton National Cemetery, Section 25, Site 235.
Quinn	David	H.	First Sergeant	X-115-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 425. Recovered from Cemetery 33.
Ragucci	Emil	F.	Private	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight, in September 2013.
Redman	Jack	M.	Private	Cemetery 38 field recovery by JPAC.	GAR Cemetery, Watseka, Illinois.
Reilly	James	P.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Florida National Cemetery, Section 405, Site 341.
Roberts	Larry	R.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 - Row B - field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11660.
Saini	John	NMI	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, California.
Schaede	Roland	E.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Union Cemetery, St. Charles, Illinois.
Scurlock	Thomas	L.	Private First Class	Unilateral turnover. Recovery location currently undetermined.	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section O, Site 488.
Smith	James	S.	Private First Class	Cemetery 25 field recovery by History Flight.	Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Mississippi.
Snapp	Raymond	C.	Corporal	X-275-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 733. Recovered from Cemetery 11.	Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Section
Spayd	Donald	S.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site
Strange	Albert	NMI	Private First Class	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight, in May 2017.
Sturmer	Herman	F.	Private	Cemetery 27 - Row B - unilateral turnover.	Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Washington.
Thomas	Harold	V.	Private First Class	X-87-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section F, Site 1004. Recovered from Cemetery 26.
Tillman	John	M.	Private	X-35-Lone Palm (Schofield Barracks Mausoleum #1), buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Section E, Site 732. Recovered from Cemetery 26.
Tolson	Donald	R.	Private First Class	Undetermined field recovery by History Flight, between February and July 2017.
Traver	George	H.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Chatham Rural Cemetery, Chatham, New York.
Tucker	Ernest	E.	Private	Unilateral turnover. Recovery location currently undetermined.	Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina.
Tye	Harry	K.	Private	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Site 11282.
Underwood	Donald	E.	Second Lieutenant	Cemetery 33 field recovery by History Flight.	Arlington National Cemetery, Section
Vincent	Richard	W.	Captain	Cemetery 33 field recovery by History Flight.	Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts.
Vosmer	Ronald	W.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Fairmount Cemetery, Block 110, Lot 89, Grave 2, Denver, Colorado.
Whitehurst	James	O.	Private First Class	Cemetery 27 field recovery by History Flight.	Cowarts Baptist Church Cemetery, Cowarts, Alabama.
Winkley	Manley	F.	Private First Class	Cemetery 25 field recovery by History Flight.	Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Section 2, Row F, Grave 37.