Youngsville honors WWII soldier whose identity remained mystery for decades

A World War II mystery was solved recently, bringing closure to the story of a long-unknown soldier. The City of Youngsville held a tribute to honor his service. Private First Class Charles Theodore Plog, of Poughkeepsie, New York, was identified as the soldier whose body appeared in Associated Press photographs on a bridge in Worms, Germany. For 81 years, his identity remained a mystery. A team of researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S., including an Acadiana journalist, worked together to finally identify Plog…

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