Below are two Battle Casualty Reports,
one Finding of Death, and the Report of Death.

The first Battle Casualty Report is dated 31 May 1945 and a
telegram was sent to Lt McSpadden's wife Mary on 4 June 1945.

A Finding of Death is issued one year and one day
following the date when the status of a man is not known.

Lt McSpadden's was issued on 6 May 1946

An unusual situation exists within the
second Battle Casualty Report and the Report of Death.

Both are dated January 1948 but Lt McSpadden was not
formally identified until 6 April 1949.

Within the Remarks Section of the
second Battle Casualty Report is a comment:

Based on info rcvd since that report ( above Finding of Death )....

Documents in the
Identification and Board of Review
sections
indicate that Lt McSpadden was possibly identified
by December 1948