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KY flags at half-staff today in honor of WW II casualty KENTUCKIANS REMEMBER: Gov. Beshear orders tribute for Army Pfc. William T. Carneal, 24, Paducah, who has been missing since WWII, but who remains have been recently identified and have been returned to his family for burial with full military honors Funeral services for Pfc. Wm. T. Carneal will be held April 25, 2014, at 1pmCT, at Lindsey Funeral Home, 226 N 4th Street, Paducah, KY By Kerri Richardson & Terry Sebastian FRANKFORT, KY (April 24, 2014) - Governor Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, April 25 in honor of a Kentucky soldier who died during World War II and whose remains were recently identified. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) recently announced that the remains of Army Pfc. William T. Carneal, 24, of Paducah, KY, who has been missing since World War II, have been identified and have been returned to his family for burial with full military honors. In mid June 1944, the 27th Infantry Division (ID) landed on Saipan as part of the Allied strategic goal of securing the Marina Islands. On July 7, 1944, enemy forces conducted an intense attack on the 27th ID, 105th Infantry Regiment (IR) position. During these attacks, elements of the 105th IR sustained heavy losses, killing and injuring more than 900 servicemen. As a result of these attacks, Pfc. Carneal was reported killed in action. On March 21, 2013, a Japanese nongovernmental organization worker uncovered human remains, personal effects, and military equipment while searching for Japanese soldiers on the northern coastline of Saipan Island. The remains and equipment located suggested that the burial site belonged to an American soldier. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) was notified of the findings. On March 24, 2013, two anthropologists from JPAC excavated the site. In the identification of Pfc. Carneal, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) used circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools, such as dental comparisons and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, which matched Pfc. Carneal’s maternal-line grand-nieces. Funeral services for Pfc. Carneal will be held April 25, 2014, at 1pmCT, at Lindsey Funeral Home, 226 N 4th Street, Paducah, KY. Interment will follow at 2pmCT at Palestine Cemetery in Paducah. Gov. Beshear encourages individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute. Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died. Today, more than 73,000 are unaccounted for from the conflict. Flag status Kerri Richardson & Terry Sebastian, Governor Steve Beshear's Communications office This story was posted on 2014-04-25 05:54:05
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