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United States Navy (USN), Petty Officer Third Class (PO3 / EW3), Jason William Dies, also known as William or Bill Diaz was last seen on Tuesday, June 18, 1991.  Jason William Dies returned to San Diego, California (CA), from a deployment aboard the USN ship, the USS HORNE (CG 30), in support of the Gulf War.  In July 1991, he failed to report to his new command on Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida, where he was expected to attend "C" School (advanced training).  PO3 Dies last made contact with family members in Louisiana (LA), on June 18, 1991, when he sent packages to his home of record in Lafayette, LA.  He had contacted his aunt and advised her of the incoming packages and asked her not to open them.  When the packages were finally opened, souvenirs for the family were discovered.

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​https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/jason-william-dies

TO:
ALL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE USS HORNE 1989 - 1993
ALL PERSONNEL ABLE AND WILLING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

IN RE: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
PO3 Jason William DIES, USN
USS HORNE 1990-1991

I am conducting an investigation pertaining to PO3 Jason William DIES, USN, who is MISSING. PO3 DIES was assigned to the HORNE during its Gulf War deployment (90-91). PO3 DIES was commonly known as "DIAZ", and sometimes "Bill". PO3 DIES has been missing since returning from the noted deployment. NCIS will continue to pursue this investigation until PO3 DIES is found; as it should be.

Thus far, NCIS has interviewed only one (1) person who reported seeing PO3 DIES after the HORNE's return to home port; other than that, NCIS has been unable to locate anyone who is willing or able to discuss their knowledge of PO3 DIES after the HORNE's return to port. NCIS has only interviewed a few persons who reported knowing or seeing PO3 DIES onboard the HORNE during its deployment. Any information regarding PO3 DIES during these time periods, during and after the deployment is extremely important. NCIS is expanding this investigation to ensure every person who knew and/or observed PO3 DIES or his associates are interviewed.

The lack of input so far from the HORNE community is most likely due to a common perception the information sought by NCIS is limited to "what happened to PO3 DIES", and only that. HOWEVER, NCIS is searching for ALL information pertaining not only to PO3 DIES, but everything having to do with the HORNE, crewmates and associates of PO3 DIES, the HORNE's entire crew, and San Diego in 1991 and the surrounding time.

In short, if you were on or near the HORNE in 1990 and/or 1991, NCIS needs to hear from you. The HORNE's crew numbered about five hundred (500) at any given time, so if you can limit your communication with me to e-mail, I am certain we can all work together effectively.

When you send me an e-mail, you will NOT be wasting my time. Please include your full name, year of birth (if you're willing and comfortable) and contact information, such as a telephone number. Photographs and / or documents to facilitate the information you provide are very welcome. If the information you provide is from a source other than yourself (you heard something from someone else, or you "have a feeling"), your information is still extremely important to me; please explain yourself as fully as you can, to help me understand. If you believe someone has certain information, please let me know as much as you can. If you have information you perceive you are unable to share, such as medical or pay information, please contact me and we will obtain the appropriate legal clearance, if available before you share any information. If you know what happened to PO3 DIES, or where he is right now, please don't hesitate to contact me immediately.

If you do NOT want to be named in a NCIS report, please let me know and I will discuss that with you. If you want to remain anonymous, you can submit a TIP via the "real" NCIS website (https://www.ncis.navy.mil/); click the "SUBMIT A TIP" button on the top of the home page.

If you believe you have already provided NCIS information pertaining to this case, and there is nothing else you can add, please try and find the time and energy to communicate everything you know once again and provide all information you have. Although this seems redundant, it very well might provide clarification or additional information; this will be tremendously helpful. Please be patient for your Shipmate's sake, provide all information known to you, and encourage others to do the same.

Some of the questions I would like each of you to answer, and some references to help you recall that time are listed below. Please don't limit yourself to answering just these questions. It is just as important to hear from you if you don't know PO3 DIES, never met him, never heard of him, don't know who his friends were, etcetera.

1. Did you know PO3 DIES? Please explain.

2. Please tell me everything you know about PO3 DIES, such as his hobbies, his personality, abilities, strengths, weakness, etcetera.

3. Please describe PO3 DIES, such as his physical description, scars, tattoos, physical infirmities (eyeglasses), etcetera.

4. Do you know who interacted / spent any time at all with PO3 DIES on and off the HORNE? Please explain.

5. What is the last time you observed or had any contact whatsoever with PO3 DIES? Please explain.

6. Do you know what happened, or suspect what might have happened to PO3 DIES? Please explain.

7. Do you know why PO3 DIES failed to report to his new Command?

8. Do you know how PO3 DIES planned on traveling to his new Command, if he planned to travel there, or anywhere else?

9. Did you, or anyone you know of travel east of California (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or Florida) between Jun1991 and Nov1991, such as to PCS, on leave, or to report to a new Command or training?

10. Where did PO3 DIES stay while on the HORNE, and who was in that area?

11. Where did PO3 DIES stay, and with whom after returning to your home port / San Diego at the conclusion of the deployment?

12. Where did PO3 DIES visit, and with whom after returning to your home port / San Diego at the conclusion of the deployment?

13. Did you see PO3 DIES in the company of anyone after returning to your home port / San Diego at the conclusion of the deployment?

In an effort to help you recall PO3 DIES, the Gulf War deployment and your Shipmates during that timeframe, photos of PO3 DIES AND HIS CREWMATES, gleaned from the HORNE's Cruise Book dedicated to the noted deployment are attached; PO3 DIES was an Electronic Warfare Technician (EW). Also included are photos of the OPERATION SPECIALIST CREW and the SONAR TECHNICIAN / TORPEDOMAN'S MATE CREW, who I believe worked the closest with PO3 DIES' EW Crew; therefore, they will most likely be able to provide terrific insight regarding PO3 DIES. I apologize for the low quality of the photos. Below are lists of those assigned to the noted Crews. I apologize if I missed anyone.


EWC John Allan WILLIAMSON, USNEW3 Richard Mark CHRISTENSEN, USN
EW1 Michael Brian MCNIEL, USNEW3 Jason William DIES, USN
EW2 Christopher Robert ENGLAND, USNEW3 John August SLOAN, USN
EW2 Helmut Siegfrid DUDA, USNEWSA Stephen James HARRICK, USN

OCCS WECKESEEROS3 GRATTOSSN FAZ
OSC HANSENOS3 HILTONOSSN JESSUP
OS1 CRAWFORDOS3 JACKSONOSSN MCCLUNG
OS1 MYRICKOS3 NELSONOSSN PEREZ
OS2 BAKEROS3 ROBLESOSSN PHILLIPS
OS2 DELPHOS3 SANDERSOSSN RED
OS2 INGRAMOS3 SCHUTTENOSSN RHODEN
OS2 LINDLEYOS3 SPITTELLOSSN SOUTHARD
OS2 ROBINSONOS3 TORRES-PEREZOSSN THOMAS
OS3 CERVINIOS3 WHITTENOSSN GILLILAND
OS2 SKILESOSSN ALVAREZOSSA GRAHAM
OS2 WASSONOSSN BURNETTOSSA PARSON
OS3 ADKISONOSSN CAMPEAUOSSA THOMPSON
OS3 BROYLESOSSN COOLIDGEOSSA WHITMIRE
STGCS CALLAHANSTG2 ALLENSTGSN WOLF
STGC SHUGARSSTG2 MATHISSTGSN GARCES
TM1 HARRYSTG2 KIRLINSTGSN GEDDIE
STG1 FENNELLSTG3 NGINTMSN WILLIAMS
STG1 LAMBTM3 TYUSSTGSN GILLILAND
STG1 GILMORESTG3 D'ANGELONESTGSA ROBERTS
STG2 RAYSTG3 RICHARDSONSTG2 LONIGRO
STG3 BRUZZESE  

We are hoping to learn everything we can about the HORNE, PO3 DIES, and San Diego from each and every one of you.

Thank you for your service. Thank you for considering to help your Shipmate, PO3 DIES and his surviving family members. Please accept this correspondence as an invitation to contact me regarding ANY knowledge you might have. Everything matters.

Respectfully,

Mark


Mark SMEESTER
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
Senior Operational Specialist
NCIS Cold Case Homicide Unit - Investigator
NCIS Resident Agency Pensacola
821 San Carlos Road
Building #3813 Naval Air Station Pensacola
Pensacola, FL 32508
O: 850-452-4211
F: 850-452-4282
mark.smeester@ncis.navy.mil

More information  and videos are available at: https://usshorne.net/jason_william_dies_ew3.htm​

​Scar/mark: Shrapnel scars on the back of his hands
Tattoos: tattoo of "MOM" on his upper left arm - tattoo of "LINDA" on his upper right arm
Other distinctive physical characteristic: He has a gap between this two upper front teeth.

​https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/78901/details

​Circumstances of Disappearance
Harry Dennis Milligan, 21, went out with friends in Albia, Iowa, on Saturday night, June 30, 1984.

He was last seen alive in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 1, 1984, and later reported missing to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Albia.

Milligan owned and drove a 1977 maroon two-door Pontiac Grand Am, which had current 1984 Iowa license plates and tags.

Neither Milligan nor his vehicle has been seen since the night Milligan disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety classifies Milligan’s disappearance as “Involuntary.”

Missing southeast Iowa missing man cold case reopened
by Zach Richardson Wednesday, April 28th 2021
​https://ktvo.com/news/local/missing-southeast-iowa-missing-man-cold-case-reopened

FREMONT, Iowa — After years of sitting unsolved, the cold case of a missing southeast Iowa man has now been reopened for further investigation.

Harry Dennis Milligan of Avery, Iowa, has been missing since 1984.

He was reportedly last seen in Albia, heading back to his home in Avery.

For years now, Harry’s brother, Mark Milligan, has constantly searched for answers about his brother's whereabouts.

With Milligan’s consistent effort and community involvement, the case has been reopened and is currently being investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

Although there's still a lot of work to be done, Milligan says he believes this is a great first step in finding answers regarding his brother's disappearance.

"I’ve talked to the sheriff, the DCI agent that was involved, the deputy over there. Right now, it seems like things are moving in the right direction. Hopefully it won't be long and the answers will start coming out."
Milligan says he will continue to push to bring light to this case.

Harry Milligan’s disappearance is not the only local case on the Iowa DCI's "Cold Case Unit's" list.

There were another 150 cases on that list, including the unsolved murder of Timothy Earney, of Albia, who died of a gunshot wound at his home on February 2, 1984.

​https://ktvo.com/news/local/missing-southeast-iowa-missing-man-cold-case-reopened?video=69e7f18a02f949448cb5ed1dde666c85&jwsource=cl

Iowa man continues to search for missing brother
by Zach Richardson Saturday, December 12th 2020

https://ktvo.com/news/local/iowa-man-continues-searching-for-missing-brother

"We were super close. He was a fun, very smart guy. We had a blast together when we were young."

FREMONT, Iowa — Mark Milligan and his older brother Harry Dennis Milligan had a very close relationship growing up.

Unfortunately, that relationship was disrupted in 1984. On June 30 1984, Harry went out with his friends in Albia, Iowa. On July 1, 1984, Milligan was reported missing.

He was reportedly last seen heading back to his home in Avery, Iowa. After not hearing from him for a few days, the family began to worry and question the situation.

"Yeah there was concern on my family's part and my mom and dad's part,” Milligan said. “It got worse as time went by. My brother didn't take off and leave. Something happened."
For years now, Mark has been gathering information about the night his brother went missing.

It is a difficult task to piece all that information together but he doesn't plan on easing up in hopes of finding answers about his brother's location.

"Somebody has to come forward. Somebody has to know something and sooner or later, their moral compass points them in the right direction to say 'okay, I’ve got to say something.' I’m going to keep pushing. I'm going to keep questioning people,” Milligan said. “I'm going to keep digging for information looking for that one little piece of information that tells me where he's at."
Milligan hasn't been alone in the search for his brother.

He started a Facebook page called 'Harry Dennis Milligan Still Missing' and he has received tremendous support from the community.

The Facebook page has worked so well that it has caught the attention of people nationwide wanting to help spread the word.

Milligan is very grateful for all of the support.

"I can't say enough to the community and the people,” Milligan said. “I mean, it's amazing."
At this point, Milligan isn't looking to solve a crime, he just wants his brother back.

"I just want to find him. I want to find him and bring him home. My parents were never able to do that. That's always been my mission is to bring him home."

News Video:
https://ktvo.com/news/local/iowa-man-continues-searching-for-missing-brother?video=74f87f0af52c400ea18e45d976e31cc3&jwsource=cl

​Location Information
Date Last Seen: 9/30/1987 
​
​Reporting Agency: Ford County Sheriff's Office
​https://www.kbi.ks.gov/MissingPersons/Search/Details/M275453663

Circumstances of Disappearance: 
Louis was last seen on the evening of 05/29/1989 in his skiff in the Klawock area. His skiff was found damaged and the gas tank empty on Peratrovich Island. An extensive search was conducted in the area on land, in the water as well as from the air, but he was never located.​

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/61081

Circumstances of Disappearance: 
The missing person was last seen in the north parking lot of the old Pasadena Police Department at 1201 Davis.

Transportation Notes:
The MP is believed to have left in a Red and White 1974 Cessna Model 172 (Ser# 17262750) tail number N890L
A similar model airplane is pictured below. 

​David is a Vietnam Veteran and a Bronze Star Recipient. 

​https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/60758

Circumstances:
Randolph went missing on January 14, 1975 from Klamath Falls, Oregon. His last known location was near the Idella's store on the corner of South 6th St. and Wiard St.


Distinctive Physical Features:
​Scar/mark Burn scars on his back and feet; Skin graphs from thigh area
Tattoo Right upper arm: USMC
Left upper arm: Devil face
​
​https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/60717

​​Circumstances of Disappearance:
Went missing from either Wolfe or Powell, Kentucky, while camping at Mill Creek Lake. The MP's fiance dropped him off at the lake. There were some people fishing that had seen and found his items, clothing, billfold and such. An extensive search was conducted but there was no further evidence of the MP found.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/57169