Artie Hodapp died of starvation in or near a POW camp in 1951
(AP) - For 60 years, Artie Hodapp's family agonized over a heart-rending mystery: Where had the young man, known for his rollicking sense of humor, come to rest after dying in the Korean War? The answer was among 17 boxes of remains that the North Koreans turned over nearly two decades ago. More than half a century after he died in Korea, Hodapp's bones are returned after being matched with relatives' DNA. Hodapp's long journey home came to an end this week at a Catholic cemetery in northern Illinois, where he was buried with full military honors beneath a grave marker his sister bought despite not knowing where he was. That sister is now 88, and one of few family members who lived to learn Hodapp’s fate. More»
