World War II Honoree

Charles Missigman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mark Missigman

Relationship

Nephew

HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING WWII IN THE ARMY AS A FUNERAL DIRECTOR. HE HAD 18 SERVICEMEN UNDER HIS SUPERVISION AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING OVER 186,000 SERVICEMEN HOME THAT DIED DURING THE WAR. FOLLOWING WWII, HE RETURNED TO AREAS OF CONFLICT AND ASSISTED ANTHROPOLOGIST DR. DI SIMONE IN IDENTIFYING SERVICEMEN WHO WERE BURIED THERE SO THEY COULD BE RETURNED TO THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES. HE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS FOR THIS SERVICE BY BEING READ IN TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.