Sister Finally Gets to Say Goodbye to Her Brother 80 Years After He Went Missing During WWII

Mar. 15, 2025

“It took a long time, but we have closure now,” Sergeant Hop’s sister Margery Hop Wong, 94, toldThe New York Times.

After six years of investigation, the three men who went missing were declared “non-recoverable,” according to the Defense POW agency. Sergeant Hop was posthumously awarded a number of medals, including a Purple Heart.

SFPD escorts remains of Staff Sergeant Yuen Hop.San Francisco Police Department

San Francisco Police Department

Remains were found in a cemetery in Kamp-Bornhofen, allowing Eilers to confirm that Sergeant Hop had been buried there.

“It’s an incredible moment,” said Eilers of solving such a case, according to the newspaper. “I’m not going to give up on these guys ever.”

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The funeral was a special moment with her extended family. They were finally able to say farewell.

“Keep looking and keep asking,” Margery told the outlet about others looking for answers. “I don’t think they should give up hope… because you never know.”

source: people.com