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Wing O Hom, 20, of Boston, an Army private, who went missing in action nearly 80 years ago, has finally been identified after his body was exhumed in Italy and sent to the US for testing last year.

Federal officials have identified the remains of a US Army soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during World War II in Italy while his unit was engaged in defensive fighting against the fascist enemy, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.