Remains Of Pfc. Joseph Chancery Return Home After 75 Years Missing In ActionAfter more than 75 years listed as missing in action, U.S. Army Pfc. Born June 26, 1930, in Brewton, Chancery was one of 12 children born to George Leonard Chancery and Martha Jane Posten Chancery in rural Escambia County. Chancery was reported killed in action, but because the fallen could not be recovered due to the intense fighting, he was classified as Missing in Action. During his service, Pfc.