Soldier’s remains ID’d six decades later
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 31, 2009 20:50:52 EDT
AVA, Mo. — The remains of a Missouri soldier who died in the Korean War are being returned to his family.
Defense Department officials say a North Korean farmer found the remains of Sgt. Charles “Leo” Wilson in 2000. Wilson is believed to have been killed in late November 1950.
Officials at Fort Leonard Wood said Friday that Wilson’s remains are being returned to his family in the southern Missouri town of Ava.
Memorial services and a funeral will be held the afternoon of Aug. 8.
Soldier remains ID six decades later
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