Current Status 2003-2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom/Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs

Pfc. Keith M. Maupin - 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve. Maupin was originally listed as missing after a fuel convoy was attacked near Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2004. A videotape broadcast by Al-Jazeera on April 16 showed Maupin being held hostage by Iraqi insurgents, and the Pentagon later changed his status to captured. Maupin was promoted in absentia on May 1, 2004, from private first class to specialist. On June 28, 2004, Al-Jazeera reported that it had received a statement and a videotape from militants who claimed to have killed Maupin. U.S. officials, however, were unable to identify the man as Maupin and he remains listed as captured. He was promoted to sergeant in April 2005. Full Story

Spc. Ahmed K. Altaie - Army reservist assigned Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad. On October 23, 2006, Altaie was categorized as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown when he was kidnapped while on his way to visit family in Baghdad, Iraq. The Pentagon changed his status to missing-captured on December 11.

Status of others previously listed as POW or MIA since 2003:

Pfc. Kristian Menchaca - 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. One of two soldiers listed as missing after the checkpoint they were manning near Yusufiya, Iraq, was attacked with small-arms fire on June 16, 2006. His remains were found on June 19, 2006.

Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker - 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. One of two soldiers listed as missing after the checkpoint they were manning near Yusufiya, Iraq, was attacked with small-arms fire on June 16, 2006. His remains were found on June 19, 2006.

Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun - 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Hassoun, a Marine translator of Lebanese descent, was last seen on June 19, 2004, and reported missing on June 20. He was officially classified as captured on June 29. A videotape broadcast on the Arab-language network Al-Jazeera showed a man identified as Hassoun as the captive of armed men who threatened to kill him unless U.S. military authorities release Iraqi prisoners. On July 8, Hassoun contacted U.S. officials and was transported to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The Pentagon then announced that his status was changed from captured to "returned to military control." A military probe concluded Hassoun had abandoned his post. He was charged with desertion in December, and once again in January 2005 after he failed to report back to base. He has since been declared a fugitive. Click here for more information.

Sgt. Elmer C. Krause - 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve . Missing since a fuel convoy was attacked near Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2004. STATUS CHANGE: 4/24/04: DoD Announces Change-in-Status of an Army Soldier Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. On April 23 his remains were recovered.

ARMY SGT. EDWARD J. ANGUIANO, 24, Brownsville, Texas - assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Georgia - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Anguiano went missing after his convoy was ambushed March 23, 2003 in Iraq. His remains were recovered April 24, 2003

MARINE LANCE CPL. THOMAS A. BLAIR, 24, of Wagoner, Oklahoma - assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Lance Cpl Blair was declared Missing in Action after his unit was engaged in operations on March 24 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on March 28.

SGT. GEORGE E. BUGGS, 31, of Barnwell, South Carolina - assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Buggs was declared Missing in Action after his convoy was ambushed March 23, 2003 in Iraq.

MARINE PFC. TAMARIO D. BURKETT, 21, Erie, New York - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Pfc. Burkett was declared DUSTWUN after operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

MARINE CPL. KEMAPHOOM A. CHANAWONGSE, 22, Waterford, Connecticut - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Cpl. Chanawongse was declared DUSTWUN after operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

MARINE LANCE CPL. DONALD J. CLINE, 21, Washoe, Nevada - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Lance Cpl. Cline was declared DUSTWUN after operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

USAF CAPT. ERIC DAS, 30, of Amarillo, Texas - assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Capt. Das was declared DUSTWUN after his F-15E warplane was shot down in Iraq on April 7, 2003.

MASTER SGT. ROBERT J. DOWDY, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Dowdy was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

PVT. RUBEN ESTRELLA-SOTO, 18, El Paso, Texas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Pvt. Estrella-Soto was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

MARINE PVT. JONATHAN L. GIFFORD, 30, Macon, Illinois - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Pvt. Gifford was declared MIA after operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

SPC. EDGAR HERNANDEZ, 21, Mission, Texas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Spc. Hernandez had been declared POW after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003.

SPC. JOSEPH HUDSON, 23, Alamogordo, New Mexico - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Spc. Hudson had been declared POW after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003.

MARINE PVT. NOLEN R. HUTCHINGS, 19, Boiling Springs, South Carolina - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Pvt. Hutchings was declared DUSTWUN after operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

SPC. SHOSHANA JOHNSON, 30, El Paso, Texas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Spc. Johnson had been declared POW after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. She was rescued safely on April 13, 2003.

SPC. JAMES M. KIEHL, 22, Des Moines, Iowa - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Spc. Kiehl was delcared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

MARINE SGT. BRADLEY S. KORTHAUS, 28, of Scott, Iowa - assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Peoria, Ill. - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Korthaus was declared DUSTWUN in the vicinity of the Saddam Canal on March 24. His remains were recovered on March 25, 2003.

PFC. JESSICA D. LYNCH, 19, of Palestine, West Virginia - assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.Va. - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to POW & Rescued Safely. Pfc. Lynch had been declared DUSTWUN after an ambush of her convoy by enemy forces on March 23. She was rescued safely on April 1, 2003.

PFC. FRANCISCO A. MARTINEZ-FLORES, 21, of Los Angeles, California - assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez-Flores was declared Missing in Action after his unit was finished conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. His remains were recovered on March 28, 2003.

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER JOHNNY VILLAREAL MATA, , 35, El Paso, Texas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Chief Warrant Officer Mata was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

STAFF SGT. DONALD C. MAY, JR., 31, of Richmond, Virginia - assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Staff Sgt. May was declared Missing in Action after his unit was finished conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. His remains were recovered on March 28, 2003.

PFC. PATRICK MILLER, 23, Walter, Kansas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Pfc. Miller had been declared POW after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003.

LANCE CPL. PATRICK R. NIXON, 21, of Nashville, Tennessee - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Lance Cpl. Nixon was declared DUSTWUN after his unit was engaged in operations on March 23 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on March 30, 2003.

LANCE CPL. PATRICK T. O'DAY, 20, of Sonoma, California - assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Lance Cpl. O'Day was declared Missing in Action after his unit was finished conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. His remains were recovered on March 28, 2003.

SGT. FERNANDO PADILLA-RAMIREZ, 26, of Yuma, Arizona - assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Padilla-Ramirez was delcared DUSTWUN after he was last seen conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Al Nasiriyah on 28 March, 2003. His remains were identified on April 10, 2003.

PFC. LORI PIESTEWA, 22, Tuba City, Arizona - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Pfc. Piestewa was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003.

MARINE SGT. BRENDON REISS, 23, Natrona, Wyoming - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Marine Sgt. Reiss was declared DUSTWUN after his unit was engaged in combat operations in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq on March 23, 2003. His remains were identified on April 11, 2003.

SGT. JAMES RILEY, 31, Pennsauken, New Jersey, assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Pfc. Riley had been declared POW after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003.

PFC. BRANDON SLOAN, 19, Bedford, Ohio - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Pfc. Sloan was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

SGT. DONALD WALTERS, 33, Kansas City, Kansas - assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Sgt. Walters was declared Missing in Action after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003

USAF MAJOR WILLIAM R. WATKINS, III, 37, South Boston, Virginia - assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Major Watkins was declared DUSTWUN after his F-15E warplane was shot down in Iraq on April 7, 2003.

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DAVID S. WILLIAMS, 30, Orlando, Florida - assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 227th Aviation Regiment - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Chief Warrant Officer Williams had been declared POW after helicopter action near Karbala on March 24, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003

MARINE LANCE CPL. MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS, 31, of Yuma, Arizizona - assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Status changed from MIA/DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to killed in action. Lance Cpl. Williams was declared Missing in Action after his unit was engaged in operations on March 23 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on March 28.

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ROLAND D. YOUNG, 26, Lithia Springs, Georgia - assigend to the 1st Battalion of the 227th Aviation Regiment - Status changed from POW to rescued safely. Chief Warrant Officer Young had been declared POW after helicopter action near Karbala on March 24, 2003. He was rescued safely on April 13, 2003

POW's & MIA's that have been removed from the top table have either been rescued/located and are safe or located and declared KIA. Details of what happened to them can also be found here (usually under heading type of "DOD Announces Casualties" or "DOD Announces Change of Status".)