She has no memory of him: just a medal, a picture, and a passed-down story.
CHICAGO â The family has told his story for over 80 years. A teenage sailor was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor .Finally, his family will be able to close one last chapter, which they never expected.'The medal is in great shape, and of course, it's engraved on the back.'The uncle Sandra Hannan never met, the one she can never forget.'It was awarded posthumously to Michael Malek, my uncle,' Hannan said. She has no memory of him.
Lost for nearly 80 years until Sandra's phone rang, and the Navy shared the news.'So, this is the information that I got from the Navy identifying my uncle,' Hannan said. 'You know, they traced his dental records. They have the comparison DNA record that they did.'Scientists with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency found the DNA match, and the Navy found Hannan. 'Unexpected. Completely unexpected,' she said.
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