WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Wednesday announced that the remains of John Anderson, a Willmar native and World War II veteran who was killed in action on D-Day, have been positively identified.
For more than 70 years, Anderson's family did not know what came of their loved one, having been told that his remains were washed out to sea after he was killed in action on the beaches of Normandy, a release from Klobuchar's office said.
Following extensive research from Anderson's nephew, the family reached out to the Pentagon in 2009 to ask that the remains of an unmarked grave in Normandy, France be disinterred. The Pentagon denied the family's request twice. However, after Klobuchar wrote in support of the family's request, the Navy recommended the remains be disinterred. Anderson's family recently confirmed that his remains have been positively identified.
