The Shadow
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel J. Alleman, son of Jeff and Susanna Alleman of Covington, returned in September, 2010 from a two-month deployment in the independent state of Papua, New Guinea.
Alleman, an intelligence analyst with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, supports efforts to recover fallen Americans lost during past U.S. conflicts.
In August and September of 2010, three archeological and investigative teams from the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) deployed from joint base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, searching for fallen Americans still unaccounted for from World War II. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of past U.S. conflicts.
The joint military and civilian investigation team, which typically consists of intelligence analysts, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, medics, historians and other specialties, validated the authenticity of leads by conducting interviews, research, and field work in the Central and Northern provinces for 16 aircraft losses and more than 50 Americans still missing in action.
Additionally, two recovery teams searched in the Madang and Morobe provinces at sites associated with the loss of more than 21 Americans.
As an analyst, Alleman’s primary duties consist of case research to determine the location of remains and assist team leadership with surveying aircraft wreckage and interviewing locals to develop leads.
For more in this mission or to view additional photos, visit JPAC’s Website at www.jpac.pacom.mil.
