It took more than 80 years, but the remains of a soldier from downstate Arthur, Illinois who was killed in World War II will soon be coming home.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Gregg was reported missing in action in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, and presumed dead despite the his remains not being found. He was 29 years old.
Thursday, the Army announced that unidentified remains discovered in an isolated field grave in Luxembourg in April of 1945 were in fact Gregg's.
Scientists used DNA and dental records to help positively identify the remains. Gregg's family received a full briefing from the military, and plans are in the works to have his remains buried in Arcola, Illinois which is about 45 miles east of Decatur