It was a more than 75-year wait, but the remains of a soldier killed during World War II have come home to the Chicago area.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Helms will be honored Monday after his remains were found recently decades after he was reported missing in action during World War II in 1944It was a more than 75-year wait, but the remains of a soldier killed during World War II have come home to theThe remains of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Helms went "missing-in-action" in the Netherlands in 1944.
Born's granddaughter Tiffany Stuart, a former Marine herself, said many mementos including metals and letters from Helms had been packed away for years. Helms was reported missing In 1944 after he failed to return from a scouting mission. Despite several searches his body was never found.
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