Forensic Genealogy Services, LLC
Dee Dee King, FGC (sm), FCAFG (sm)*
832-336-2156
PO Box 1085
Manvel Texas 77578
*Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) is the credentialing body governing the ForensicGenealogistCredentialed(SM) credential (which is abbreviated as FGC). FCAFG indicates that the recipient has been designated as a Fellow of Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy
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It is our job to identify: (1) The legal Primary Next of Kin for each family, and
(2) Family members eligible to provide mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or yDNA Family Reference Samples (FRS).
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions.
The research and report to the Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch is held in the strictest confidence. The report collects only the name, address, and telephone number of living family members. The Navy Casualty POW/MIA Branch contacts potential family members to share with them the U.S. Government's efforts to recover and identify remains of American service members who failed to return from past wars and conflicts (WWII thru the Gulf War). Identification of remains from older Loss Incidents relies heavily on forensic technology which compares mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or yDNA with family donor reference samples. Without family reference samples for comparison purposes, identification of remains would be impossible in many of the current cases pending resolution.
This important Genealogical Outreach Program for the Department of the Navy is but a small part in the overall effort of the U.S. Government to locate, recover, and identify remains of Sailors who gave their lives to defend our Nation and the freedoms which we continue to enjoy.
It is indeed a privilege to be associated with the Department of the Navy and the U.S. Government in this effort to account for as many of our Unaccounted-For Navy service members as humanly possible. Since July, 2009, more than 1800 cases have been researched, with a 99.98% accuracy rate in identifying and locating eligible FRS donors. All of the costs associated with this research are paid by the Department of the Navy, with no expenses for the family.
For more information about this program:
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
NAVY POW/MIA BRANCH PERS-13
5720 INTEGRITY DR
MILLINGTON TN 38055-0000
1-800-443 9298
or press information, please contact Navy Public Affairs.
Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL):
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA):
Family Update Schedule:
To order Navy records:
Service Records at:
WWII Records at the National Archives and Records Administration:
Other Naval history documents and listings at Navy History and Heritage Command: http://www.history.navy.mil/
A Sample Success Story:
A Naval Serviceman's airplane was shot down over North Vietnam. Our research for possible mtDNA donors led all the way back to the Serviceman's maternal second great grandmother, born in 1820. Of her eleven children, the lines of five daughters were researched from the mid-1800s to the present. The diligent search located a maternal third and fourth cousin who were willing to provide mtDNA Family Reference Samples. These people were unaware of their relationship to the Serviceman, indeed were unaware of their mutual great grandmother. The Serviceman's remains were positively identified because these cousins were willing to provide DNA Family Reference Samples.
JPAC and DPMO - More Success Stories:
Portland Oregon - Sgt. Leonard Gionet
Boston Globe Articles
Eagle Tribune article about USS Oklahoma Casualty Eugene Eberhardt
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