Editor’s Note: The following information was provided by members of the familly of the fallen story who is the subject of this article.
Chancery’s remains have been identified, will be returned home, and will be honored during public ceremonies in Daphne and Lottie, Alabama.
MOBILE, Ala. — After more than 75 years listed as missing in action, U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph “Dile” Chancery is finally coming home. Identified through advances in forensic science by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), the Alabama soldier who was killed during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in 1950 will finally receive the military honors that could not be rendered for more than seven decades…