There was a memorial service in the Statehouse rotunda Thursday…
Several rural gravel roads could be closed in a southwestern …
The General Assembly will return to the Statehouse for one day …
Advertisement
Remains of soldier return home to Indiana
Updated: Tuesday, 05 Feb 2013, 8:18 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 05 Feb 2013, 6:01 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The remains of a western Indiana soldier have returned home more than 61 years after he died while imprisoned in North Korea.
The flag-draped casket of Army Cpl. Robert Gene Archer were flown to Indianapolis on Tuesday and escorted by law enforcement officers and motorcyclists to his hometown of Brazil, about 50 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
The Brazil Times reports Archer went missing in action in 1950 and died of malnutrition in Chinese captivity a year later, but his remains were only recently recovered by the U.S. military.
A nephew, Jim Archer, says the family is grateful that the remains have come home.
A funeral will be held Saturday, followed by burial with full military honors provided by U.S. Army members.
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
More on WISHTV.com
-
A railroad bridge on the northern edge of the Texas Hill Country came crashing down after…
-
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from …
-
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts congressman says investigators still don't know whether…
-
Learn more about the people who appear on air at 24-Hour News 8.
-
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary…
-
A tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting …
-
Great White featuring Jack Russell will play at Hard Rock Café tonight at 9:30pm get your…
