SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have identified the remains of a World War II soldier from Pennsylvania who was killed during an ambush in France in 1945. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Monday announced scientists used DNA, dental and anthropological analysis to determine unidentified remains buried in Belgium were 25-year-old Army Pfc. Francis Martin of Scranton. Officials say Martin was on truck convoy bringing supplies to the front lines in France when it was attacked by German forces in January 1945. His was among 37 unidentified sets of remains that were recovered in 1947 and buried. They were disinterred in 2021 and taken to Nebraska for analysis. Martin will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on a date to be determined.
Remains of World War II Soldier From Pennsylvania Identified
