Willardh Brinks News Today

Grand Rapids native Bill Brinks, 24, was reported as killed in action on November 22, 1942, during WWII. His remains lost in the battle have finally been identified and brought back to family burial site in Michigan.

More than 80 years after his death, a soldier killed in World War II was laid to rest Friday morning in his hometown.

According to the DPAA, Pfc. Willard H. Brinks, 24, of Grand Rapids, was accounted for on July 20, 2022. His family only recently received their full briefing on his ID.

The remains of a World War II soldier who died fighting the Japanese have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

A World War II soldier from Grand Rapids will return home more than 80 years after giving the ultimate sacrifice.