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Flags to Fly at Half Staff for WWII Soldier Being Laid to Rest
Identified remains of U.S. Army Capt. Willibald C. Bianchi are returning home for burial with full military honors after more than 80 years.
- Army Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi will be laid to rest with full military honors today, May 2, in the Soldiers Rest section of the New Ulm City Cemetery.
- Bianchi, a prisoner of war, was killed on January 9, 1945, when U.S. aircraft attacked the Japanese transport ship Enoura Maru in Takao Harbor, unaware American prisoners were aboard.
- A visitation gathering at the New Ulm National Guard Readiness Center runs from 10-11 a.m. today, followed by a military tribute speech ceremony at 11 a.m. before the procession.
- Gov. Tim Walz ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today in honor of Bianchi.
- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains last year through DNA analysis, honoring a soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in the Philippines.
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Minnesota veteran killed in WWII will be laid to rest Saturday after 80 years
NEW ULM, Minn. — A Minnesota veteran killed in World War II will be laid to rest in his hometown on Saturday, May 2, after more than 80 years. The remains of U.S. Army Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi, 29, of New Ulm, were accounted for on Aug. 11, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced last year. Gov. Tim Walz on Friday ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise to sunset…
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