An unknown U.S. soldier buried in a cemetery in France was recently identified as 22-year-old Pvt. James McCartney of Ridgway, who was killed in action in 1945 while on patrol with his unit during World War II. Courtesy photo
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Missing Ridgway WWII soldier identified
Records indicate that a missing U.S. soldier who was killed in France in World War II was born in Ridgway and worked in Los Angeles and Pueblo in the years leading up to his military service.