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Nearly 80 years after going MIA in WWII, US soldier accounted for and is finally coming home

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Soldiers Remains Identified

U.S. Army Pvt. Wing O. Hom of Boston, just 20 when he was reported missing in action while fighting against German forces in Italy during World War II, has finally been accounted for, the military said.  

BOSTON � A U.S. Army soldier from Massachusetts reported missing in action while his unit was involved in fighting against German forces in Italy during World War II has been accounted for, the military said.

The remains of Pvt. Wing O. Hom, of Boston, were identified in April using both anthropological and mitochondrial DNA analysis, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday.





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