Remains of WWII Soldier from New Jersey Identified
Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium.
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Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium.
Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium. Scientists used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as DNA, to determine the remains were Army Sgt.
Larry S. Wassil, of Bloomfield, was leading a three-man reconnaissance team scouting enemy positions near Bergstein in late 1944 when he disappeared, the U.S. Department of Defense said. Wassil and the two other soldiers scattered when Axis forces began firing on them.
Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from New Jersey who was killed in Germany and buried in Belgium.