{"id":44773,"date":"2021-05-12T22:29:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T22:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/12\/illinois-soldier-idd-from-55-boxes-of-remains-returned-by-north-korea-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:41:53","slug":"illinois-soldier-idd-from-55-boxes-of-remains-returned-by-north-korea-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2021\/05\/12\/illinois-soldier-idd-from-55-boxes-of-remains-returned-by-north-korea-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois soldier ID\u2019d from 55 boxes of remains returned by North Korea in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DECATUR, Ill. \u2014 The remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/News-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/1962229\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-vance-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army Cpl. Asa E. Vance <\/a>on Monday were brought to his family 70 years after he left Decatur, Illinois, to serve in the Korean War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niece Alma Andrews was on hand Monday when Vance\u2019s remains were taken from a airliner\u2019s cargo hold at St. Louis\u2019 Lambert International Airport. The body was carried to a waiting hearse and escorted by an honor guard to Decatur. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/18\/corn-in-the-bones-the-science-behind-north-korea-war-remains\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Korean-war-remains.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Corn in the bones: The science behind North Korea war remains<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here&#039;s how you can tell Americans from others, experts say, and other mysteries DNA can solve.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance was a member of Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, and was reported missing in action Dec. 2, 1950, near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2016\/10\/29\/pbs-to-debut-battle-of-chosin-doc-nov-1-watch-an-exclusive-clip\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Chosin Reservoir<\/a> in North Korea. Vance, 18 when he went missing, was listed as presumed dead by the Army in 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funeral services with full military honors for Vance will be at noon Friday in the First Christian Church in Springfield. Burial will follow at in the city\u2019s Camp Butler National Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be an interesting day, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Andrews told the Herald-Review in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/29\/more-us-troops-from-korean-war-identified-from-55-boxes-of-remains-returned-by-north-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18213852111557.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">More US troops from Korean War identified from 55 boxes of remains returned by North Korea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military says it has identified the remains of three more Americans killed during the Korean War, even as efforts to recover additional remains have stalled amid souring relations with North Korea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A result of a 2018 meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/02\/pence-welcomes-return-of-presumed-korean-war-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">turning over of more than 55 boxes of war-dead remains<\/a> to the United States. Some boxes contained remains recovered from Sinhung-ri, where Vance was reported missing in action. Analysts eventually identified Vance among the remains through testing of DNA from his relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance was one of 15 children, all of whom have had died, Andrews said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cpl. Asa E. 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