Sonny Came Home: Korean War soldier from Coeburn laid to rest
On this Memorial Day weekend, a family in Wise County is finally welcoming home a soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War.
Private First Class John Henry “Sonny” Moore was 19-years-old when he was reported missing after his death in September of 1950 in South Korea. His remains were found in 2022 then identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Moore received a police escort from Knoxville to Coeburn where he was laid to rest with full military honors and beside of his brother Sidney Moore who served in the US Air Force.
(IMAGE: Courtesy of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency / Official web site)
