Youngsville tribute to honor WWII soldier identified after 80 years

A tribute honoring a U.S. Army soldier killed during World War II will be held this week in Youngsville.

The tribute will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Youngsville Chamber of Commerce building, 305 Iberia St.

The soldier’s identity was recently confirmed more than eight decades after his death: PFC Charles Theodore Plog of Poughkeepsie, New York, according to BY Local News Media…

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