Remains of Army Air Forces sergeant who died in WWII identified

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Remains of Army Air Forces sergeant who died in WWII identified
By Staff Report
 Dec 14, 11:47 AM
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2019. The 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron raised the flag for the first time since the base operating support-integrator mission started in 2017, signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/Air Force)
Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist, salutes the flag at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Lexie West/Air Force)

METUCHEN, N.J. (AP) — The remains of an Army Air Force sergeant from New Jersey who died during World War II have been positively identified, Defense Department officials announced Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Michael Uhrin, 21, of Metuchen, was assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 40th Combat Wing, 8th Air Force in the European Theater, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA.

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