Missing Hudson Valley Soldier Identified After More Than 80 Years

Human Remains Found In Germany Identified As Hudson Valley Solider

Human remains found in Germany were recently identified as a missing soldier from New York.

In April of 2026 the remains were  identified as the remains of a missing soldier from the Hudson Valley. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency confirmed the remains were of missing U.S. Army Pfc. Albert H. Marks, originally from Kingston, New York.

Marks was part of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. According to MIA Accounting Agency, Marks unit "was part of an assault to capture Dillingen, Germany" on December 7th, 1944.

The agency explains Marks was "killed by enemy artillery" adding:

 His body could not be recovered at the time.

According to reports, the  remains of several Americans were buried in a cemetery in Reimsbach.  However, in 1946 many of those remains were exhumed but none of them were identified at the time as Marks.

Scientist Confirm Remains Belong to Kingston, NY Missing Soldier

On the Defense POW/Mia Accounting Agency website they share that a DPAA historian thought that remains that were exhumed back in 1946 could belong to Marks.

The site explains the remains were "disinterred in June 2021 and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis." The scientist at the lab "used modern forensic techniques to identify Marks."

Recently, Marks remains made their way back to New York State.

U.S. Army soldier Albert Marks Returns Home

Albany International Airport took part in a special ceremony welcoming home U.S. Army Solider, Albert Marks.

On October 9th, 2026, they wrote on social media "After more than 80 years, a World War II soldier is finally coming home."

The statement went on to say

Today, Albany International Airport was honored to take part in the dignified transfer of U.S. Army soldier Albert Marks, a native of Kingston, NY, who was killed in action in Germany in 1944 and remained missing for more than eight decades.

Marks remains were arrived in Albany aboard a Southwest Airline flight "where members of the Army National Guard Honor Guard conducted a dignified transfer in the presence of family and friends."

Take a look at photos from the ceremony below: