The remains of a soldier from Marion, who died during the Korean War have been identified as an Ohio teenager. According to Armytimes.com, The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the remains of Army Pfc. Karl L. Dye of Marion were accounted for Dec. 3, 2018. 17-year-old Dye was a member of Battery B, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in the summer of 1950 near Taejon, South Korea. He was reported missing July 16, 1950, after an ambulance he was in reportedly encountered an enemy roadblock. Dye will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. No date has been set.
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