Wednesday, 09 May 2012 06:32

Ohio soldier's remains identified, 6 decades later

Written by  Administrator
Rate this item
(0 votes)

Authors:

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- The remains of a southwest Ohio soldier who went missing during the Korean War have been identified more than 60 years later and will be buried this week with full military honors.

The military says 24-year-old Cpl. Clyde Anderson of Hamilton was part of a combat team that came under attack in 1950. He was later listed as missing in action.

In the early 1990s, North Korea returned more than 200 boxes of what were believed to be the remains of hundreds of U.S. military members. DNA tests helped confirm that Anderson's remains were among them.

His burial is planned Saturday in Blanchester.

His niece Carol Snider tells The Journal-News in Hamilton she thinks it's "phenomenal" that officials were able to identify him and bring him home.

Read more http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_SOLDIERS_REMAINS_IDENTIFIED_OHOL-?SITE=WAKR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Administrator

Administrator

E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it




AkronNewsNow

Copyright © 2013 AkronNewsNow & Rubber City Radio Group |All Rights Reserved |  1795 West Market Street | Akron, OH 44313 | 330.869.9800