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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Remains of US soldier killed in WWII returned to Pennsylvania after 80 years

Men in uniform near floral wreaths
Wreaths are laid during the Memorial Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial on 23 May 2026. Photograph: Matthew Kaminsky/EPA

The remains of a US soldier killed during the second world war were returned to his Pennsylvania home town more than 80 years after he died after DNA analysis identified him.

John A Walko, a US army Pfc who died on 20 October 1944 during the Battle of Aachen in Germany, was escorted from the Pittsburgh airport to Commodore, Pennsylvania, by a veterans, motorcycle group earlier this month, according to Cleveland.com.

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