NEKOOSA, Wis. — A U.S. Army soldier from Wisconsin missing from World War II will be buried in his hometown this weekend.
Twenty-three-year-old Pfc. Gerald F. Wipfli of Nekoosa was reported missing in action in November 1944 after his unit fought German forces in the town of Schmidt, Germany, during the battle of Hurtgen Forest.
Wipfli was among 33 soldiers listed as missing in action from his company. He was declared “non-recoverable” in 1950.
Workers from a power company unearthed remains while installing electrical lines in Schmidt in 2010. The German War Graves Commission unearthed the site, and scientists used DNA to help identify Wipfli’s remains.
Wipfli will be buried with full military honors in Nekoosa on Saturday.
No initial evidence or eyewitness testimony pointed to his POW status.
Cosmas D. Eaglin Sr. was recognized for his years of dedicated service across three military conflicts.
No U.S. troops or civilians were harmed in the operation.
The conspiracies about aliens out of Area 51 began more than 75 years ago.
Defense lawyers worked to sow doubt about the prosecution’s theory that former Green Beret Rick Rodriguez died because of his head injury.
Department leaders say the are confident the increases won't lead to longer wait times for appointments.
An airlift team quickly and successfully transported a premature baby from Kuwait to Germany for emergency medical care.
The soldier enlisted in 2016 through a program to recruit foreigners.
The National Institute for Innovation and Technology helps veterans find careers in high-tech fields such as semiconductors and nanotechnology.
Data recorders will be sufficiently installed on at least six kinds of commonly operated tactical vehicles.
Load More