SUFFOLK, Virginia – The MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT will conduct its first ceremony in the State of Virginia by honoring eighteen veterans whose cremated remains have been in the care of Altmeyer Funeral Homes of Newport News, Virginia Beach, and Bucktrout Funeral Home in Williamsburg, yet have remained unclaimed.
Services will be conducted with full military honors for the following eighteen veterans at 11:00 am, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Bucktrout Funeral Home, 4124 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Sgt. Carrel D. Cramer, 1920-1973, WWII US Army Air Force 1940-1945
PFC Willie N. Dailey, 1933-2010, USA 1955-1957
Captain Raymond H. Diggle, 1914-2003, USN Retired 1942-1972
Corporal Durwood C. Ewell, 1930-1988, USA 1950-1953
Fireman First Class Petty Officer Henry Ferguson, 1929-2002, USN 1946-1948
Sgt Carl Galimore, 1922-1996, USA Retired, 1942-Jan 1946, Mar1946-1965
Technician 5th Grade Murray Gray, 1919-2001, USA 1942-1946
Chief Aviation Pilot Henry G. Luhring, 1922-1996, USN 1942-1946
Technician 4th Grade Martin C. Malone, 1917-1997, USA 1943-1945
Sgt Peter J. Maresca, 1907-1974, USA 1943-1945
Sgt Stuart B. Miller, 1896-1989, USA 1917-1919
Chief Storekeeper Robert A. Rees, 1905-1991, USN 1942-1944
Pvt George S. Roger, Jr. 1917-1992, USA 1946-1947
Lt. Parke S. Rouse Jr. 1916-1997, USN 1942-1946
Pfc Ray C. Seigla, 1924-2007, USA 1943-1946
Cpl Harry Silverman, Jr. 1917-1978, USA 1943-1946
AB Thomas B. Smith 1942-2007, US Air Force 1961-1963
Pfc Robert L. Sumner, 1913-1983, USA Air Corp 1942-1945
The purpose of the MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations; to provide honor and respect to those who have served this country, by securing a final resting place for these forgotten Heroes. For more information, visit www.miap.us.
A Bucktrout-Altmeyer Funeral Home hearse carrying the cremated remains on Monday, May 14, 2012 will be escorted by members of the MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT, Veteran’s Recovery Program, with American flags flying on motorcycles and vehicles to Quantico National Cemetery. The hearse will be followed by Patriot Guard Riders, Mustangs M/C, Combat Veterans M/C, other participating veterans organizations and any member of the public who like to attend via motorcycle or vehicle.
Service Details:
Date: May 12, 2012
Time: 11:00 am
Place: Bucktrout Funeral Home
Address: 4124 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Place of Interment: Quantico National Cemetery
Address: 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, VA 22172
Date: May 14, 2012
Service Time: 9:00 am
Government officials, the public and media are invited to attend.
For information and/or pre-event media coverage:
Charlie Warthling – Virginia MIAP State Coordinator, 757.567.2682(C), 757.468.1139 harley4ever820409@yahoo.com
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