World War II Soldier From Gravette Killed During D-Day Invasion to Be Buried Next Month

World War II soldier from Gravette killed during D-Day invasion to be buried next month

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A World War II soldier from Gravette who was killed during the D-Day invasion in Normandy will be buried next month, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday. Sanders said during her remarks at the 2025 Memorial Day Observance at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock that U.S. Army Private Rodger D. Andrews, 18, will be laid to rest at a family plot on June 9, more than 81 years after his death. U.S. Ar…

Gravette soldier killed during D-Day invasion who was identified last year will be laid to rest near home, Sanders announces | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas has 854 soldiers, sailors and airmen missing in action in conflicts from World War II through the end of the Cold War -- people who saw battle, but haven't been identified and returned to their families for burial.