Latest "DNA identification" stories

Twins killed together to be buried together

Two ceremonies will be held in succession Saturday at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery for Rudolph Blitz and his brother, Leo Blitz.

3 years ago

Remains of Nebraska twins killed at Pearl Harbor identified

Both were 20 and were assigned to the battleship Oklahoma when the warship and other vessels were attacked by Japanese planes on Dec. 7, 1941.

4 years ago

A wedding ring in a muddy pond

More than 50 years after being shot down, a Navy pilot is honored for his sacrifice.

By Thomas R. Messick, Vietnam Magazine

4 years ago

Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to be reburied in Wyoming

He was among the 429 crewmembers killed when the battleship capsized after being hit by aerial torpedoes during the raid on military installations in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.

4 years ago

Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack to be buried

Fair winds and following seas, Seaman 1st Class George Naegle.

4 years ago

Remains of ensign killed at Pearl Harbor identified

Pentagon officials say the remains of an American sailor from upstate New York who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified.

4 years ago