Illinois soldier missing since Korean War finally identified, returns home for burial
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Army Cpl. Jackie Lee Thurman was 18 when he died helping a wounded officer. After a decades-long wait, his identified remains return to southern Illinois.
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NORRIS CITY, Ill., (KBSI) — The remains of a Southern Illinois soldier missing since the Korean War will return home Thursday, nearly 76 years after his disappearance. Army Cpl. Jackie Lee Thurman of Norris City was 19 when he was reported missing in action Sept. 3, 1950.
Army Cpl. Jackie Lee Thurman was 18 when he died helping a wounded officer. After a decades-long wait, his identified remains return to southern Illinois.
WHITE COUNTY, Ill. (WEHT) -- A U.S. Army veteran was reunited with his family. The moment comes 75 years after Corporal Jackie Thurman went missing in action during the Korean War. On Thursday, his remains were escorted through Norris City after arriving in Saint Louis earlier in the day.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - A reunion 75 years in the making, as a U.S. Army veteran is brought home to his family in White County, Illinois. Corporal Jackie Lee Thurman was escorted to Norris City. Thurman went missing in action in 1950 while serving in the Korean War.
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