Unidentified for decades, Texas soldier receives final rites
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas soldier who died in the final months of battle in World War II and whose remains were unidentified for decades is being interred at a military cemetery in Houston.
A memorial service was held Wednesday at Houston National Cemetery for Army Pfc. Lonnie Eichelberger, a 20-year-old from Waco who died in heavy fighting with German forces in Italy.
Eichelberger was part of the 92nd Infantry Division, which was the only African-American division to fight in Europe.
He was
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