For 80 years, the family of U.S. Army Private Joseph Cocco, killed during combat in Italy, waited for news of his remains.
The remains of World War II U.S Army Private Joseph Cocco have been returned to his family in Delaware County after 80 years, writes Joe Holden for CBS News Philadelphia.
At age 22, Cocco, an Overbrook native, had been reported missing in Italy during combat.
On Sept. 9, 1943, Cocco was declared dead, but the military was unable to locate his remains…