Pvt. Andrew Ladner was laid to rest Saturday at Wolf River Cemetery in Gulfport.
The remains of a soldier killed during World War II have been returned to his Mississippi community for burial after nearly 80 years..
"The battle was so hellish that they couldn’t do what they do today, where we send them back. The unit had to continue fighting. They probably buried him at night," Leiva said.After 75 years, a World War II veteran collected a Bronze Star Medal after he unknowingly won it. In November 2016, remains of an unknown solider were disinterred and sent to the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for examination and analysis.
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