Eighty Years Later Uncle Irvin Comes Home

After 80 years, Staff Sergeant Irvin Ellingson is finally coming home — his remains arriving in Minneapolis this Wednesday, just days after a last-minute shipping change forced a smaller, more intimate welcome. His nephew Lon Enerson, who submitted DNA to confirm the ID, is grateful despite the surprise — especially since 81,000 others from WWII remain missing. To honor Irvin’s legacy, a veterans’ motorcycle group will escort his remains from Minneapolis to Fargo, treating him as a fallen hero. Enerson, who’s writing a book about his uncle, now has the closure he’s waited decades for — and the final chapter is finally ready to be written. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/307171d6f15f705e