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WWII Marine’s Remains Identified And To Return Home To Brookfield

A US Marine Corps Private who died in World War II and whose remains were identified 80 years later will be returning home on Thursday.  Orville Allen Hutchinson died at the age of 20, on November 21st of 1943 in the Gilbert Islands.

On Thursday afternoon, between 2:00 and 4:00 pm, Private Hutchinson will be escorted through Chillicothe on US 36 by the Patriot Guard Riders.

Private Hutchinson will be laid to rest on Monday at 1:00 pm at Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookfield, with full US Marine Military Honors.