Soldier Found After 80 Years | Fayetteville Arkansas News

A WWII soldier vanished for 80 years, buried as an unknown in a Manila POW camp after dying from disease on the Bataan Death March—until DNA science and new evidence finally brought him home. His half-sister, unaware she had a brother, was stunned when contacted this year. After decades of lost records and stalled efforts, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains in 2024. He was laid to rest with full military honors at Fort Smith National Cemetery, beside her—finally, home. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/458a12ca8e84fb71