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Photos: World War II soldier remembered in Anamosa, 80 years after his death in France
Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp was honored during a service Saturday
Jean Rekemeyer, niece of Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp, receives his flag after a funeral service Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Jean Rekemeyer, niece of Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp, poses for a portrait on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Jean Rekemeyer, niece of Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp, poses for a portrait on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Sons of the Revolution members Randy Lyon (right) and Larry Hoelscher prepare for a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
US Marine Corps veteran Terry “Happy Man” Wangler watches on during a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
A Patriot Guard Rider stands at attention during a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
US Marine Corps veteran Terry “Happy Man” Wangler watches on during a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
US Marine Corps veteran Terry “Happy Man” Wangler watches on during a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Marine Corps. Veteran Eric Swanson overlooks a funeral service for Private First Class Raymond U. Schlamp on Saturday at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa. The remains of Schlamp, who went missing in action in France during World War II, were identified thanks to DNA about 80 years after he went missing in 1944. Schlamp died at age 29 after being wounded in battle near Dornot, France. He had served in General George Patton's Third Army since 1941. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
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