Once-forgotten veterans buried in Oregon
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jun 21, 2008 9:04:28 EDT
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — Harry Fish was born in Ohio and served in the Army during World War I.
He married Mima Fish and died in Grants Pass on April 18, 1974 — 10 days after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.
Little else is known about Fish, except that his ashes sat unclaimed for the past 34 years in a locker at a Grants Pass funeral home.
On Thursday, the remains of Fish and seven other forgotten servicemen were buried with full military honors at the Eagle Point National Cemetery.
The remains were discovered as part of the Missing in America Project, a 2-year-old group that finds, verifies and arranges burials with full military honors for veterans whose remains lie unclaimed in funeral homes.
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