Iraq War POWs/MIAs

Most recent reports

Jan 27, 2004

The Department of Defense announced the identity of three soldiers listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldiers under the operational control of the 101st Airborne Division were involved in two incidents in Mosul, on Sunday, Jan. 25. During a river patrol with local police, four soldiers fell into the Tigris River after their watercraft capsized. Two OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters conducted a search, and one of the search helicopters crashed into the river.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington State. On Jan. 25 Bunda’s boat capsized during a river patrol on the Tigris River. He is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wash.

            1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Maryland.

            Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Dorff, 32, of Minnesota.

            Mooney and Dorff’s helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search. They are assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

            These incidents are under investigation.

Jan 30:

The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status of Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minnesota from duty status whereabouts unknown to killed in action. Dorff’s helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search on Jan. 25 after four soldiers’ watercraft capsized. On Jan. 29, his remains were recovered. Dorff was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum); however, in support of mission requirements, he was attached to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Feb 2:

Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Conn., was designated duty status unknown on Jan. 29 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when a weapons cache prematurely exploded. On Feb. 2, his remains were recovered. Gilman was assigned to 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Feb 10:

The Department of Defense announced today the recovery of remains of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraq Freedom.

     Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington, was originally listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) when his boat capsized during a river patrol on the Tigris River on Jan. 25. His remains were recovered today. Staff Sgt. Bunda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Feb 14:

The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status of 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md., from duty status whereabouts unknown to a non-hostile casualty. Mooney was listed as duty status unknown on Jan. 25 in Mosul, Iraq, when his helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier. On Feb. 14, his remains were recovered. Mooney was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum), however, in support of mission requirements, he was attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

April 12:

The Department of Defense announced today the identity of two soldiers listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The soldiers were unaccounted for since April 9 when their convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill. Reported as DUSTWUN are:

            Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C.

            Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio.

            The incident is under investigation.

April 16:

Al Jazerra has reportedly broadcast a video of Pfc. Maupin wherein he identified himself. The defense Department is reviewing the tape. The whereabouts of Sgt. Krause are still unknown.

April 23:

The Department of Defense announced today a change in the status of a soldier serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom from duty status - whereabouts unknown to captured.

          Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, was declared captured on April 16.

          On April 9, Maupin and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C., were categorized as duty status - whereabouts unknown when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Ill.

          Krause’s status remains unchanged because his whereabouts remain unknown. Efforts continue to obtain the successful and safe return of both individuals.

April 24:

Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C., has been unaccounted for since April 9, in Iraq, when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. On April 23 his remains were recovered. Sgt. Krause was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill.