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## News Release

# Soldier Missing In Action From WWII Identified (Kenner)

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today thatthe remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and arebeing returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Army Pfc. Harold D. Kenner, 20, of Scranton, Penn., will be buried on July 29 in ArlingtonNational Cemetery near Washington, D.C. In late September 1944, Kenner’s unit, the 401st GliderInfantry Regiment, landed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden.The men were soon engaged against enemy forces near Kiekberg Woods—approximately 7 milessoutheast of Nijmegen. On Sept. 30, 1944, Kenner was listed as missing in action from the battle.

Following World War II, the Army Graves Registration Service (AGRS) conductedinvestigations and searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen—including Kenner—lost throughoutEurope. After extensive searches of the area, the AGRS concluded his remains were unrecoverable.

In late 1987, an anonymous source contacted the Netherlands National Territorial Commandregarding human remains found in the Kiekberg Woods. A preliminary assessment conducted by aDutch museum indicated the remains could be associated with 1st Lt. Joseph F. Myers, 401st GliderRegiment, one of up to 62 men lost during the same battle as Kenner. In 1992, the remains weretransferred to U.S. authorities. In 1998, based on laboratory analysis and DNA testing, the remainscould not be associated with Myers and were returned to the Dutch in 2001. In 2006, U.S. authoritiesrequested the remains be returned for further examination and comparison with other soldiers missingfrom the Kiekberg Woods battle.

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from theArmed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA– which matched that ofKenner’s cousins— in the identification of his remains.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died. At the endof the war, the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans.Today, more than 73,000 are unaccounted-for from the conflict.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missingAmericans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.

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