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Persian Gulf War Original POW-MIA
All MIA 'officially' listed as KIA
Michael Scott Speicher status change from KIA to MIA January 2001
Michael Scott Speicher status change from MIA to Missing/Captured October 2002
Michael Scott Speicher status change from Missing/Captured to Missing in Action March 2009
POWs - Released
USMC LTC Clifford M. Acree :: USAF CAPT William F. Andrews
USMC CAPT Michael C. Berryman :: USA MAJ Rhonda L. Cornum
USA SGT Troy A. Dunlap :: USAF COL David W. Eberly
USAF LTC Jeffrey D. Fox :: USAF MAJ Thomas E. Griffith
USMC CWO Guy L. Hunter :: USA PFC Lenn R. Jeffries
USA SPC David Lockett :: USA SPC Melissa Rathbun-Nealy
USA Lt. Kevin L. Rice :: USAF CAPT Harry M. Roberts
USMC CAPT Russell A. C. Sanborn :: USN LT Lawrence Randolph Slade
USMC MAJ Joseph J. Small :: USA SGT Daniel J. Stamaris, Jr.
USAF CAPT Richard D. Storr :: USAF 1 LT Robert J. Sweet
USAF MAJ Jeffrey S. Tice :: USN LT Robert Wetzel
USN LT Jeffrey Zaun
MIAs - Status Changed to KIA
USMC LCPL Thomas R. Adams, Jr. :: USAF 1 LT Jorge I. Arteaga
USA SSG Michael R. Allen :: USA SSG David R. Ames
USA CWO Michael F. Anderson
USAF SSG Thomas C. Bland, Jr. :: USAF SSG John P. Blessinger
USAF SMSGT Paul G. Buege :: USA SPC David Bush
USMC CPT William D. Cronin, Jr. :: USAF SGT Barry M. Clark
USN LT JG Patrick K. Conner :: USN LT Cdr Barry T. Cooke
USA SGT Christopher J. Chapman
USMC CAPT Gary S. Dillon :: USMC CPT Kevin R. Dolvin
USN Lt Robert J. Dwyer :: USN 3-C Anthony J. Fleming
USAF CPT Arthur Galvan :: USAF CAPT William D. Grimm
USAF 1 LT Eric D. Hedeen :: USMC CPT William J. Hurley
USAF LTC Donnie R. Holland
USAF SSG Timothy R. Harrison :: USAF TSgt Robert K. Hodges
USAF SSG Damon V. Kanuha
USMC SGT Kenneth T. Keller :: USMC SGT John R. Kilkus
USAF MSGT James B. May , II MIA
USAF CPT Jon J. Olson :: USAF TSgt John L. Oelschlager
USMC CPL Timothy W. Romei
USN Lt Cdr Michael S. Speicher
USAF SSG Mark J. Schmauss :: USMC CPT David Spellacy
USN LT Charlie Turner :: USAF CPT Dixon L. Walters, Jr.
USAF MAJ Paul J. Weaver :: USMC CPT James Wilbourn
Civilians
Bob Simon :: Juan Caldera :: Peter Bluff
Robert Alvarez - CBS News
DPMO Official Desert Storm Captives/Unaccounted-for
| NAME
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VEHICLE
|
LOSS DATE
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STATUS
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RELEASE DATE
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| Speicher, M.S.
|
F-18
|
17 Jan 91
|
Missing/Captured
|
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| Zaun, J.N.
|
A-6
|
07 Jan 91
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Wetzel, R
|
|
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Holland, D.R.
|
F-15
|
17 Jan 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Koritz, T.F.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Costen, W.T.
|
A-6
|
18 Jan 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Turner, C.J.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Acree, C.
|
OV-10
|
18 Jan 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Hunter, G.
|
|
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Eberly, D.W.
|
F-15
|
19 Jan 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Griffith, T.E.
|
|
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Roberts, H.M.
|
F-16
|
19 Jan 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Tice, J.S.
|
F-16
|
19 Jan 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Slade, L.R.
|
F-14
|
21 Jan 91
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Berryman, M.C.
|
AV-8
|
28 Jan 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Nealy, M.
|
Truck
|
30 Jan 91
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Lockett, D.
|
|
|
Released
|
03 Mar 91
|
| Weaver, P.J.
|
AC-130
|
31 Jan 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Walters, D.L.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Galvan, A.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Grimm, W.D.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Bland, T.C.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Buege, P.G.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| May, J.B.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Hodges, R.K.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Schmauss, J.J.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Oelschlager, J.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Kanuha, D.V.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Blessinger, J.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Harrison, T.R.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Clark, B.M.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Cooke, B.T.
|
A-6
|
02 Feb 91
|
KIA-BNR
|
|
| Connor, P.K.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Storr, R.D.
|
A-10
|
02 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Dwyer, R.J.
|
F-18
|
05 Feb 91
|
KIA-BNR
|
|
| Sanborn, R.A.C.
|
AV-8
|
09 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Sweet, R.J.
|
A-10
|
15 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Phillis, S.R.
|
A-10
|
15 Feb 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Fox, J.D.
|
OA-10
|
19 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Wilbourn, J.N.
|
AV-8
|
23 Feb 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Small, J.J.
|
OV-10
|
25 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Spellacy, D.M.
|
|
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Underwood, R.
|
AV-8
|
27 Feb 91
|
KIA-BR
|
|
| Andrews, W.F.
|
F-16
|
27 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Cornum, R.S.
|
UH-60
|
27 Feb 91
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Dunlap, T.A.
|
|
|
Released
|
06 Mar 91
|
| Stamaris, D.J.
|
|
|
Released
|
06 MAr 91
|
Notes: KIA-BR = Killed in Action, Body Recovered.
KIA-BNR = Killed in Action, Body not Recovered.
This Is Why
Formal Name ::
The Second Persian Gulf War,
Operation Desert Storm, The Gulf War
Note Bene :: This was the FIRST PGW with the US, but is considered the SECOND internationally following the 1980-1988 war between Iran and Iraq.
Participants: Kuwait, UN (Combatants :: US, UK, Saudi Arabia, France, The Netherlands, Egypt, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Belgium, Italy :: Attacked :: Israel Non-Combatants :: Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Czechoslovakia, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Niger, Romania and South Korea)
Belligerant :: Iraq with unofficial and moral support from Jordan, Yemen and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
02 AUG 90 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
03 MAR 91 Iraq accepts cease-fire
Dawlat al Kuwayt (State of Kuwait)meaning (fortress built near water) is less than 400 years old as a country (1613). It came under the Al-Sabah rule in 1751 and in 20 sum-odd years aligned itself with the British Empire in order to remain independent from the Ottoman Empire. By 1899 Kuwait was a formal protectorate which ended 19 June 1961 when Kuwait became in independent state. When Great Britain withdrew its support and troops in 1961, Kuwait was immediately beseiged by Iraq based on Iraq's claims it was part of the Ottoman Empire ruled over by Baghdad. During the First Persian Gulf War - 1980 - 1988 - Kuwait sided with Iraq and allowed use of its ports and billions of dollars in aid and materiels were supplied to Iraq during the protracted war.
On 16 July 90, Iraq sent a letter to the Arab League accusing Kuwait of exceeding its OPEC quota and of stealing oil from the Iraqi portion of an oil field straddling the border. For the next 2 weeks diplomatic initiatives to end the stand-off and allow Iraq a graceful exit were to no avail... on 02 August 90 Iraq invaded Kuwait, overran Kuwait City and were on the Saudi Arabian border by noon.
The UN responded with a flurry of papers and resolutions (the Paper Tiger). Iraq claimed it was within its rights as it had been 'invited' into the country and quickly annexed the Emirate. The US led an embargo initiative and within 2 months half a million troops had massed in Saudi Arabia. In November of 1990 the UK and US advanced a UN resolution demanding Iraq withdraw from Kuwait by 15 January 1991. When the deadline passed and Iraq did not budge the US and UK began a 5 week campaign of bombing and sorties over Kuwait and Iraq. After the air campaign, ground forces entered on 23 February 91 and within 100 hours Iraq's military disintegrated. Kuwait was liberated by the end of February.