Joseph B. Mettam | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	39019096
Unit	500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium
Rank	Corporal U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	California
Date of Death	March 22 1944
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium

- Remains recovered

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.