A teenage US soldier went missing during the Korean War. Now, 75 years later, his remains have been accounted for

The remains of a teenage soldier who vanished in the Korean War 75 years ago, after telling his mother not to cry should he perish, have finally been accounted for, according to military officials.

U.S. Army Sergeant Celestino Chavez Jr. of Gallup, New Mexico, was identified on April 15, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.