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Surnames: ACTON
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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 Jackson County Indiana as his home of record. His remains were
never recovered.
Soldier: FLOYD NEAL ACTON
Born: May 22, 1932, Caucasian
Date of loss: May 17, 1951, MIA
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 Jackson 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