Funeral for 8 Utah Unclaimed Veterans, 21st August 2021 : Veterans

I received this press release today, and I wanted to share it in case anyone was near Salt Lake City or had ties to that community . If anyone in the area is so inclined, it would be really nice for someone to be able to attend.

My personal interest in this matter is Jean Claude Adams. His cremains were recovered after sitting on a shelf since 2016. He was 90 when he passed away, and as he has no living family left his remains were never claimed. If even one person can attend in his name, that would be an amazing tribute.

Press Release:

8 Utah Unclaimed Veterans and 1 In Memorium Veteran to Receive Military Funeral Honors

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (July 3, 2020) – The MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT will conduct its tenth mission in the State of Utah by honoring eight veterans whose remains have been in the care of area mortuaries yet remained unclaimed. We will also honor one veteran * whose remains were never found when he was declared a Casualty on Active Duty in 1967.

Services will be conducted with full military honors for the following 9 veterans at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 21st, at the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park, 17111 S. Camp Williams Road in Riverton, UT.

Wiscombe Memorial

Albert Gibson Keyes (1957-2019) US Army, 1976-1977

Gregory Young (1957-2019) US Marine Corps, 1974-1978, Vietnam

Daniel Lynch (1949-2019) US Air Force, 1968-1976, Vietnam and US Navy, 1976-1978

Randy Lee Curtiss (1959-2020) US Navy, 1979-1983

Bryan L. Criger (1957-2019) US Navy, 1975

Timothy Joseph Otero (1968-2020) US Navy, 1988-1992, Persian Gulf

Kelly La Mar Benson (1947-2020) US Coast Guard, 1970, Vietnam Era

City View Memorium

John Claude Adams (1925-2016) US Navy, 1945-1946, WWII

By Request of Family

Jeffrey Lynn Cullimore * (1943-1967) US Army, 1966-1967, Vietnam Era

The purpose of the MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations; to provide honor and respect to those who have served this country, by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes. MIAP is a non-profit, 100% volunteer organization. For more information, visit www.miap.us.

Wiscombe Memorial is donating their hearse and driver to carry the cremains which will be escorted by members of the MISSING IN AMERICA PROJECT, a Veteran Recovery Program, with large American flags flying on motorcycles followed by other participating veteran focused motorcycle organizations, cars and other vehicles. The funeral procession will be led by the Salt Lake City Police Department Motorcycle Division.

Service Details:

Date:                            August 21, 2021

Place:                           Salt Lake City Harley-Davidson

Address:                       2928 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, 84115

Line Up Time:              8:30 am

Transfer of Urns:          9:30 am

Departure Time:            10:00 am

Place of Interment:       Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park Chapel

Address:                       17111 So. Camp Williams Road, Riverton, 84065

Time:                           10:30 am

Government officials, the public and media are invited to attend. If you are attending please RSVP to Roger Graves at the email shown in the contact information. * Indicates family will be in attendance. All COVID-19 guidelines in place for each location will be strictly enforced. If you are over the age of 65 and/or have underlying medical conditions we ask that you take all necessary precautions and advisements by the State of Utah or refrain from attending the service this year.

For information and/or pre-event media coverage:

Roger Graves – MIAP State Coordinator                       Crystal Graves – MIAP Asst. State Coordinator

435-272-7541                                   435-272-7540

UTMIAP@gmail.com