IN Korean War Vet to be Laid to Rest
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: February 6, 2013
A Hoosier soldier is finally home, sixty years after he left for war.
Corporal Robert Archer died in the Korean War. He was reported missing in action in 1951, and died in a Chinese military prison. It took ten years for DNA tests to identify the soldier's remains.
Corporal Archer's funeral is set for Saturday in Brazil, Indiana. On Friday, volunteers are being asked to help line the processional route to the cemetery with american flags.
Corporal Robert Archer died in the Korean War. He was reported missing in action in 1951, and died in a Chinese military prison. It took ten years for DNA tests to identify the soldier's remains.
Corporal Archer's funeral is set for Saturday in Brazil, Indiana. On Friday, volunteers are being asked to help line the processional route to the cemetery with american flags.
