Died at Island Saipan, Mariana Islands
His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
SILVER STAR
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 20 November 1943 on the Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Details: This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Aanbeveling niet beschikbaar.
PURPLE HEART
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
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U.S. Army First Lieutenant Seymour P. Drovis, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 4, 2018.
In July 1944, 1Lt Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot (Killed in Action) on July 7, 1944.
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16 OCT 2019 - Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, USA
From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:
In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944.
In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Drovis was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018. David Crew, Drovis’ cousin, received the U.S. flag from Drovis’ casket.
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Drovis, S.)
Release No: 19-096 June 7, 2019WASHINGTON) —The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st Lt. Seymour P. Drovis, 24, of Cook County, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018.In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944. In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.DPAA is grateful to the Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office for their partnerships in this recovery.Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,708 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Drovis’ name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, along with the others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.For family information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at (800) 892-2490.Drovis will be buried Oct. 16, 2019, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.
His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
SILVER STAR
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 20 November 1943 on the Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Details: This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Aanbeveling niet beschikbaar.
PURPLE HEART
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
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U.S. Army First Lieutenant Seymour P. Drovis, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 4, 2018.
In July 1944, 1Lt Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot (Killed in Action) on July 7, 1944.
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16 OCT 2019 - Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, USA
From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:
In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944.
In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Drovis was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018. David Crew, Drovis’ cousin, received the U.S. flag from Drovis’ casket.
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Drovis, S.)
Release No: 19-096 June 7, 2019WASHINGTON) —The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st Lt. Seymour P. Drovis, 24, of Cook County, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018.In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944. In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.DPAA is grateful to the Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office for their partnerships in this recovery.Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,708 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Drovis’ name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, along with the others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.For family information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at (800) 892-2490.Drovis will be buried Oct. 16, 2019, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.
Died at Island Saipan, Mariana Islands
His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
SILVER STAR
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 20 November 1943 on the Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Details: This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Aanbeveling niet beschikbaar.
PURPLE HEART
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
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U.S. Army First Lieutenant Seymour P. Drovis, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 4, 2018.
In July 1944, 1Lt Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot (Killed in Action) on July 7, 1944.
~~~~~~~~
16 OCT 2019 - Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, USA
From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:
In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944.
In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Drovis was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018. David Crew, Drovis’ cousin, received the U.S. flag from Drovis’ casket.
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Drovis, S.)
Release No: 19-096 June 7, 2019WASHINGTON) —The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st Lt. Seymour P. Drovis, 24, of Cook County, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018.In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944. In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.DPAA is grateful to the Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office for their partnerships in this recovery.Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,708 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Drovis’ name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, along with the others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.For family information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at (800) 892-2490.Drovis will be buried Oct. 16, 2019, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.
His name is engraved on the 'Wall of the Missing or Buried at Sea' at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
SILVER STAR
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 20 November 1943 on the Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
Details: This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Aanbeveling niet beschikbaar.
PURPLE HEART
Rank: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit: Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division "New York", U.S. Army
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U.S. Army First Lieutenant Seymour P. Drovis, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 4, 2018.
In July 1944, 1Lt Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot (Killed in Action) on July 7, 1944.
~~~~~~~~
16 OCT 2019 - Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, USA
From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:
In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944.
In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Drovis was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018. David Crew, Drovis’ cousin, received the U.S. flag from Drovis’ casket.
~
Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Drovis, S.)
Release No: 19-096 June 7, 2019WASHINGTON) —The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st Lt. Seymour P. Drovis, 24, of Cook County, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 4, 2018.In July 1944, Drovis was a member of Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, engaged against enemy forces in Achugao Village, Saipan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The division sustained heavy casualties during one of the largest Japanese “banzai” attacks of WWII. A soldier reported seeing Drovis fatally shot on July 7, 1944. In September 2013, two Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command anthropologists (JPAC, a predecessor to DPAA) recovered possible osseous remains and material evidence from a burial feature on Saipan. The location correlates to where Drovis’ unit fought during the banzai attack. The remains were recovered by JPAC Central Identification Laboratory anthropologists and by a Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office. The remains were subsequently sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.To identify Drovis’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.DPAA is grateful to the Japanese non-governmental organization, Kuenti, working in conjunction with the Japanese government, and in cooperation with a local archeological firm, Swift and Harper Archaeological Research and Consulting, and the Japanese Historic Preservation Office for their partnerships in this recovery.Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,708 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Drovis’ name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, in Honolulu, along with the others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.For family information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at (800) 892-2490.Drovis will be buried Oct. 16, 2019, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.
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Entered the service from California.
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