MIA — All Stories — More Than A Headstone

A Long Wait at Pearl Harbor

Navy Storekeeper 3rd class, Wallace Eldred Eakes waited 76 years for his headstone at Ft. Logan National Cemetery.

Never ForgottenJulianna BeckertOctober 17, 2019Wallace Eldred Eakes, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Honor Bell, Pearl Harbor, USS Oklahoma, Punch Bowl, MIA

A Family’s Long Wait

They grew up believing that being in the military was an honorable service, as their father had served in World War Two. Danielson left behind two young children, one daughter and one son, and the rest of his family who primarily resided in Colorado.

Never ForgottenJulianna BeckertOctober 15, 2019MIA, Mark Giles Danielson, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Vietnam War, Thua Thien Province, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Mark Danielson Memorial Scholarship, Rangeley High School, Electronic Warfare Officer

A Lost Hero Found

Captain Tostevin’s F-6P aircraft was shot down and it was determined that he died in the crash. However, it would be another 68 years before his family would be able to lay Captain Tostevin to rest.