Long-lost soldiers from past wars finally identified after decades of uncertainty
TL;DR
After 79 years, a young soldier from Boston who went missing in action during World War II has been identified. Army Pvt. Wing O. Hom was declared dead in 1945, but his remains were recently identified through DNA analysis and anthropological analysis. He will be buried in Brooklyn, New York in October 2023.
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