Mark Holmes with his late grandfather William's uniform. The shirt features a hole left by the shrapnel that injured his grandpa. Mark Holmes. Located in the Marshall Islands, Roi-Namur was ...

In some ways, Herb Weiss said, the footlocker makes him wish they had before his death in 2003 at the age of 89. “I think most people view their parents as parents and not people,” said Weiss ...

Remains of fallen WWII soldier from Brooklyn make journey home 75+ years later. ... Lt. John Heffernan Jr., straight out of Bedford Stuyvesant, cut a sharp and striking figure in his uniform.

After a new soldier’s sudden death, the soldiers in his unit did everything they could to ensure his uniform was funeral-ready.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The remains of a soldier who died while serving in World War II have returned to New England. U.S. Army Sgt. Hagop Jack Zarifian died on April 6, 1945, in Germany after ...

Remains of WWII soldier and North Olmsted native buried in Sunset Memorial Park. Updated: Jul. 31, ... as well as a replica 1943 Army Air Corps uniform with posthumously awarded medals ...

NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - Eighty years after his death, a World War II soldier’s remains returned to the Brazos Valley Thursday. U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Sgt. Elton Gomillion died in August ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Hayti Heritage Center is honoring the life and legacy of a World War II soldier who was shot and killed in Durham 81 years ago. Booker T. Spicely was a Black Army ...

A WWII soldier finally comes home to R.I., ... His uniform and rifle were buried with him — and so were the sterling bracelet and class ring, according to a DPAA laboratory report.

After 77 years, Grand Rapids WWII soldier’s body finally returns home Published: Oct. 01, 2022, 8:30 a.m. PFC Donald Hofman's remains return to Grand Rapids Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, escorted by a ...

A Texas man has revealed how he stumbled on the uniform his late grandfather wore and was injured in during the Second World War. Mark Ryan Holmes, a 40-year-old firefighter and paramedic with the ...

Newsweek. Man Finds Grandfather’s WWII Soldier’s Uniform-Complete With Shrapnel Hole. Posted: July 26, 2024 | Last updated: July 26, 2024. This was the emotional moment Mark Holmes’ father ...