Updated: Saturday, 08 Oct 2011, 6:24 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 08 Oct 2011, 6:24 PM EDT
Southtowns soldier finally gets military burial: wivb.com
Amelia SegalPosted by: Kellie Mazur
NORTH COLLINS, NY (WIVB) - It took four decades, but a Southtowns soldier has finally been give the military burial he deserved.
Tech Sergeant Millard Orton served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was highly decorated, earning silver and bronze star medals.
But when he died in 1971, his remains went unclaimed until the Patriot Guard Riders Veteran Recovery Program was able to locate his nephew William Orton.
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