OMAHA —As a youth in 1940s Omaha, James Dorrance used to mow the rolling hills of Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Second Lt. Cristiano Marx presents the American flag that was draped over the casket of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance to Dorrance's nephew, Ted Kostkan, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday.
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An U.S. Army honor guard escorts U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked “Unknown” at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
The funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked “Unknown” at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
Photos: Korean War soldier buried in Omaha 72 years after his death
Second Lt. Cristiano Marx presents the American flag that was draped over the casket of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance to Dorrance's nephew, Ted Kostkan, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
Motorcycles escort the funeral procession for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
The funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
An Nebraska National Guard honor guard escorts U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
The funeral procession for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance arrives at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
An Nebraska National Guard honor guard wait for the arrival of the funeral procession for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
An Nebraska National Guard honor guard escorts U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
The funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Dorrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Dorrance, 20, of Omaha died of pneumonia and malnutrition March 17, 1951, in a North Korean POW camp four months after he was captured. His body was never identified after the war. In 2019, he was linked to a set of remains buried in a grave marked "Unknown" at the Punchbowl military cemetery in Hawaii. In May, his remains were identified.
