It wasn't until 2019 when the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) assisted by archaeology students from Western Carolina University did another search of the area and fund more material which was sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for scientific analysis.
On August 24, 2021, 76 years after being shot down over Germany, Wiemerslage's remains were positively identified using DNA analysis.
Since Wiemerslage has now been identified, a rosette will be placed next to his name on the Tablet of the Missing at the cemetery in Belgium to indicate that he has been accounted for.
On Friday, Wiemerslage's remains arrived on a Southwest Airlines flight. At the airport, Midway Airport Fire and Rescue created an arc of water cannons that the plane passed under once it landed. Then, befo any passengers exited the plane, members of the U.S. Army Honor Guard received Wiemerslage's remains.
--GreGen
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