Pensacola Korean War MIA soldier returns home after 72 years
Whatley's remains will be buried in Barrancas National Cemetery.
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Whatley's remains will be buried in Barrancas National Cemetery.
A soldier from Cumberland who died in a North Korean POW camp was finally identified in January through the use of DNA, anthropological and dental analysis.
Pensacola native and Army Pfc. Ithiel Whatley was reported missing in action in 1950 and presumed dead in 1954. His remains were ID'd in 2022.
After 72 years and four burial sites, soldier's remains are finally coming home to his family to be laid to rest at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
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