Human Interest
Remains of WWII Soldier from Indiana Identified Nearly 79 Years After His Death
- Gene F. Walker will be buried in San Diego in early 2024, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
By Brenton Blanchet
Published on November 24, 2023 12:57PM EST
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The remains of a soldier killed during World War II at age 27 were identified by military scientists after nearly 79 years.
On Wednesday, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that it had identified the remains of U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker of Richmond, Indiana, and that he “was accounted for” in July of this year.
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A 1944 obituary, cited by WTHR, noted at the time that Walker was survived by his wife and a daughter whom he never met.
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So sad and a reminder of the cost of war in the lives of men, widows, and children.
Dona Nobis Pacem
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