It was 57 years ago this week that an East Boston family received a telegram from the US Army that said Sgt. Agostino DiRienzo was missing in action while fighting in Korea. Later, the status of the 33-year-old was amended to "presumed killed in action," as his unit had been attacked by Chinese forces along the Nammyon River on Nov. 1, 1950.The Boston Herald reports that a joint North Korean-US operation and forensic investigation has revealed that DiRienzo's remains have been found, and his nephew, East Boston resident Richard Faiella, remembers his uncle in the story.
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