Kentucky soldier killed during World War II identified
By The Associated Press
Thursday, Aug 26
U.S. Army Pfc. Berton J. McQueen, pictured here in this undated photo, was killed during World War II and finally accounted for July 9, 2021. (DoD)
McKEE, Ky. (AP) — The remains of a Kentucky soldier killed during World War II have been identified.
U.S. Army Pfc. Berton J. McQueen, 20, of McKee, was accounted for last month, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
McQueen was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division in November 1944 as troops battled the German infantry in Clefcy, the statement said.
https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2021/08/26/kentucky-soldier-killed-during-world-war-ii-identified/
