SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — A 21-year-old Missouri soldier who died when serving in World War II is returning household to be laid to eternal rest in Springfield, accompanied by burial providers furnished by Greenlawn Funeral Houses.
U.S. Military Pvt. James J. Cansler was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Coronary heart. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division.
Cansler, born in Bolivar, MO, was reported lacking in motion on Dec. 19, 1944, just after his unit was involved in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Vossenack, Germany. Cansler and other users of his enterprise ended up operating to protected a road and a section of the forest. He was final viewed at the edge of the forest and was documented missing the upcoming day.
Following Earth War II, the American Graves
