The Memorial Day parade in Metuchen, N.J., was dedicated to Sgt. Michael Uhrin, whose remains were recently identified 79 years after his death in a World War II battle.
Sgt. Michael Uhrin will be honored with a Memorial Day parade after his remains were identified nearly 80 years after he was reported missing in action.
Staff Sgt. Michael Uhrin, a 21-year-old airman from Metuchen whose remains were identified nearly 80 years after his death, will finally be laid to rest in his hometown this Memorial Day.
Sgt. Michael Uhrin, a 21-year-old from Metuchen, N.J., was declared missing in October 1943 after his plane was shot down by enemy fighters in Germany during World War II.