I graduated from Huntington High School in 1946 and there was a girl named
Opal Sturdivant in our class. Later on, I believe she married a fellow
named Richard Wamsley. That is all I know.
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Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: [INHUNT] POW/MIA Korean War, STURDIVANT
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I am searching for the family of a soldier who was killed in the Korea
War. When he entered service he gave Huntington County, Indiana as his
home of record. His remains were never recovered.
Soldier: CHARLES STURDIVANT
Born: March 20, 1925, Caucasian
Date of loss: Feb. 12, 1951, POW
When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over
8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years
ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering
remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those
remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of
the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families
have not been located. There are 70 families in Indiana that have not been
located. There is one family from Huntington County that has not been
located.
When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the
family for proper burial. I am just an old (76 years) Combat Veteran out
of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very
noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family.
For more information on the project you may go to
http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost
families with the proper agency.
I will be grateful for any assistance in locating this family.
Harold Davis
40th Infantry Division
Korea '52-'53
910-791-2333
hgdavis(a)bellsouth.net
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