Remains of Korean War MIA identified after 60 years

Laflin soldier's remains identified 60 years after disappearance

BY BOB KALINOWSKI, STAFF WRITER
Published: July 20, 2011

More than 60 years after he was reported missing following a Korean War battle, the remains of an Army soldier from Laflin have been identified and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., the military announced today.

The remains of Army Pfc. Peter Kubic, who went missing in South Korea at age 22, will be laid to rest in the revered cemetery Thursday, the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced.

On Feb. 12, 1951, Kubic was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea, when his division came under attack near Hoengsong. Following the battle, Kubic was reported missing in action, authorities said.

In the early 1990s, North Korean forces gave the United States 208 boxes of remains believed to contain the remains of up to 400 U.S. servicemen, the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office said.

Scientists from the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used mitochondrial DNA to match Kubic's remains with his sister, authorities said. Kubic’s military identification tags were included with the boxes of remains handed over to the Untied States, officials said.



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