Missing in Action. A casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed, become prisoners of war, wounded, lost at sea, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave has been positively identified. Becoming MIA has been an occupational risk for as long as there has been warfare or ceasefire.
USS Cyclops (AC-4) was one of four Proteus-class colliers built for the United States Navy several years before World War I. Named for the Cyclops, a primordial race of giants from Greek mythology, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. The loss of the ship and 306 crew and passengers without a trace within the area known as the Bermuda Triangle some time after 4 March 1918 remains the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not directly involving combat. As it was wartime, there was speculation she was captured or sunk by a German raider or submarine, because she was carrying 10,800 long tons (11,000 t) of manganese ore used to produce munitions, but German authorities at the time, and subsequently, denied any knowledge of the vessel. The Naval History & Heritage Command has stated she "probably sank in an unexpected storm". But the ultimate cause of the ship's fate is unknown. USS Cyclops was declared lost 14 June 1918. Source: Wikipedia.
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SURNAME Veteran's lastname.
FIRST GIVEN Vet's given names,
HOME Vet's home county in Texas where he resided at his service entry, linked to Remembrance.
RANK Vet's service rating.
DATE MIA The date USS Cyclops was declared lost 14 June 1918.
STATUS The Vet's recorded reason of death during service.
MEMORIAL The place where the Vet is memorialized, linked to Find A Grave.