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The American Battle Monuments Commission placed seven rosettes for service members whose identifications were announced by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in May and June 2026. When a service member has been identified, DPAA releases full details on their recovery after their families have been briefed.
When a missing service member is recovered and identified, ABMC places a rosette beside their name on the Walls of the Missing at the cemetery where they are memorialized. This rosette, a symbol of eternity, is crafted as a bronze rosemary wreath—a timeless emblem of honor and victory. Encircled by the eight-points of a compass, it signifies America’s commitment, reaching out in all directions to recover their remains from the farthest corners of the earth.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert P. Aikman, 40, of Forsyth, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 2, 2025. Aikman was assigned to Battery D, 1st Battalion, 59th Coastal Artillery Corps.
U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Stanley H. Kingman, 24, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for March 31. In late 1941, Kingman was assigned to 27th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December.
U.S. Army Pfc. Albert H. Marks, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 2. In December 1944, Marks was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army Pfc. Harlan W. Melinsky, 23, missing in action during World War II, was accounted for April 2. In May 1944, Melinsky was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division in Italy.
U.S. Army Pvt. Duane W. Payne, 27, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 1. In the fall of 1944, Payne was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph A. Rotarius, 19, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 18. In 1944, Rotarius was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater.
U.S. Army Pfc. John A. Walko, 20, of Commodore, Pennsylvania, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 16, 2025. In 1944, Walko was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
