Services scheduled for SC soldier whose remains went unidentified for 73 years

The remains of a Greenville soldier will return home next week, 73 years after he was killed in the first days of the Korean War.

Albert A. Gosnell’s remains were identified earlier this year by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency using dental, anthropological analysis, and chest radiograph comparison were used to identify the remains. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System scientists also used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

He was one of many U.S. soldiers who died during the three-day battle beside the Kum River, trying to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division.

Gosnell’s remains will arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Sept. 22. The Cremation Society of South Carolina-Westville Funerals will hold a memorial service at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 in the chapel of the Cremation Society of South Carolina-Westville Funerals.

Then on Sept. 29, Gosnell and his younger brother Bruce will be honored.

“Bruce, who was four years younger than Albert, had embarked on his own journey of service but did not make it to the Korean War,” the Cremation Society said in a news release.

He will be honored at 9:30 a.m. that day, followed by a graveside service for Akbert at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in Anderson.

”This day will be a testament to the bravery and sacrifice of these two brothers who, in their own ways, demonstrated their dedication to their country,” the society said.