Soldiers from Your County

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Remember, the soldier can be a veteran of any historical war, not just the Civil War. The war must have occurred prior to 1920.

DeMaret Martston Kirtley went missing in action during the Korea War on December 6, 1950. After 68 years, his fate is finally known. Thawing relations between the US and North Korea in 2018 resulted in the return of the remains of American soldiers who fought in the war and their identification by DNA analysis. Kirtley was one of the soldiers identified. The Kirtley family had one of the first hardware stores in Kaycee and ranched at Antelope Basin outside Kaycee before moving to Buffalo in 1957. A long overdue graveside memorial service was held at the Kaycee Cemetery in 2019.
References: DPAA Public Affairs, May 24, 2018 via Johnson County Library.