Sgt. Michael Uhrin will be honored with a Memorial Day parade after his remains were identified nearly 80 years after he was reported missing in action.
will be dedicated to Sgt. Michael Uhrin, who was declared missing in October 1943 after his plane was shot down by enemy fighters in Germany during World War II, according to military records.“The way everybody has worked together to make this happen, I’m just so happy — it’s unbelievable,” said 78-year-old Uchrin . “I’m overwhelmed with joy.
Uhrin’s parents and five siblings — George, John, Mary, Helen, and Anna — would go the rest of their lives without closure. Military historians have been conducting ongoing research focused on air losses over Germany. As a result, one set of remains, designated X-1660 St. Avold, was determined to be a strong candidate for association with Uhrin, military officials said.
Uchrin’s daughter, Nicole, was floored when she received a call from her father saying the remains of her great-uncle were located and coming home.“They just said they looked at him as a war hero and the family held him in very high regard, and that it was just such a shame that he had never come home. And that’s all that was said about it,” she said.
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