A soldier with extensive family in the Region went missing in action after becoming a prisoner of war during the Korean War 73 years ago. But a relative from Lynwood
Army Sgt. Cresenciano "Chano" Garcia Jr., who died during a death march during the Korean War, was at last identified, bringing closure to his family who were long left to wonder about his fate.
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The remains of a soldier killed during the Korean War were interred Saturday at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Twenty-two-year-old Army Sgt. Richard Crotty was reported missing in action on Sept. 1, 1950, near Yongsan, South Korea. The Army determined his remains non-recoverable in January 1956. Crotty was later accounted […]