Funeral is set for Whiteville WWII soldier
Staff Report WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau, 23, of Whiteville, killed during World War II, was accounted for Dec. 8, 2020. Soileau will be buried at noon on Saturday, May 21, in Washington. “It’s a supreme honor to be a part of bringing someone home who has been missing for 80 years,” said Pvt. Soileau’s nephew Greg Badeaux, w…