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We have been requested by the family to stand for Chief Warrant Officer Adolphus “Buck” David Nava, a U.S. Army WW II Veteran and POW who died while in captivity during the Korean War. After all these years, his remains have finally been identified and are being returned home.
When/Where:
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Holbrook – Calverton, NY
LRC:
Richard Pinnavaia
Richpinn@optonline.net
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About this Hero:
Chief Warrant Officer Adolphus David Nava of New York served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later in the Battery B, 38th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM), 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War.
On November 30, 1950 CWO Nava was engaged in a battle against Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in North Korea between the towns of Sinhung-dong and Kunu-Ri. When it became obvious that the unit would be overrun, the unit made an escape on foot through the nearby mountains. For more than a week U.S. soldiers made their way through enemy controlled territory to get back to their unit but CWO Nava never arrived and he was declared missing in action.
It was later found that CWO Nava was taken as a Prisoner of War sometime after November 30, 1950 and held captive by the North Koreans. The following spring after he was captured, on May 31, 1951 Nava died while in captivity. Between 1990 and 1994 North Korea sent numerous remains believed to be American servicemen back to the United States, held for identification in Hawaii. CWO Nava’s remains were recently identified on June 22, 2016.
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