On February 8, 1951, a B-26 Invader (tail number 44-34514A) carrying three crew members took off from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on a combat mission against enemy targets in North Korea. A routine report was received from this aircraft one hour after its departure, stating it was inbound to the target area; there was no further radio contact with this Invader. When the aircraft failed to return to base, an aerial search was performed but did not locate the missing aircraft and its crew. A ground search was not possible since the loss area was under enemy control. It was later reported that the aircraft crashed in enemy-held territory. Two crew members were taken as prisoners of war and were later repatriated. The third crew member was not reported as a prisoner and remains unaccounted for.

First Lieutenant Henry David Miller entered the U.S. Air Force from Massachusetts and served with the 90th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group (Light). He was the pilot of this Invader when it was lost, and he went missing with the aircraft. No returning POWs mentioned having contact with 1st Lt Miller, nor was he seen at any known holding point, interrogation center, hospital, or permanent POW camp. He remains unaccounted-for following the conflict. Today, First Lieutenant Miller is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Deferred.

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