After the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) was tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in Europe. AGRC conducted several searches and investigations in the Hurtgen Forest and surrounding areas between 1946 and 1950 but was not able to find and recover Bill Morrison's remains
He was declared non-recoverable in December 1951.
During a study conducted by a DPAA historian it was determined that one set of remains, designated X-4470 Neuville, originally discovered by a German citizen and recovered by the AGRC in 1946 possibly belonged to Morrison.
The remains were buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in 1950. The remains were disinterred in April 2019 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for identification.
Scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological and material evidence to identify the remains. Also DNA to identify him.
Glad He's Coming Home. --GreGen
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