JPAC | War History

Another WWII Soldier, Decorated Pilot Peyton S. Mathis Jr., Finally Laid to Rest after 70 Years

At last, Army Air Force Major Peyton S. Mathis Jr. was able to come home after seven long decades! Remains of the decorated WWII pilot…

Search for Bud Kelder: Body of WWII POW Exhumed Due to Lawsuit

The unknown body of a WWII POW buried in an American war cemetery in the Philippines is to be exhumed after family, who claims the…

WWII Remains Makes Return to Home Soil

Ian Harvey
WWII corpse

A WWII corpse which has lain across the sea for almost seven decades is finally being transported back to the United States. Private first class…

Internal Memo Alleges JPAC Ethics Violations, Mishandling Of Military Remains

Ian Harvey
Mishandling Of Military Remains

According to a series of Internal communications obtained by Stars and Stripes, JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory, which is responsible for the recovering and identifying American…