Nearly 80 years after their deaths, the remains of two World War II soldiers have been identified and returned to the United States. One of the soldiers, Kenneth McKeeman from Denver, killed in action in Germany, has been identified and his remains are being returned to his family. Similarly, the remains of an Illinois soldier, who died in a Japanese POW camp during the war, have also been identified. Both soldiers had been buried as 'Unknown' for decades and one was finally buried in Marana.
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Nearly 80 years after being killed in action in Germany during World War II, a Denver man’s body will finally return home. https://t.co/oCX9qgYzOV