On April 10, the Bureau of Retired Soldiers Affairs of Suning County, Hebei Province, found the remains of an "unknown martyr" in the process of removing the remains of the martyrs who died in the battle in Xuecun. The martyr held his hands in front of his chest and tightly held a small round mirror with a picture of a young woman in it. The local people were searching for relatives. Later, the woman's photo was repaired by a studio, which attracted more attention from netizens.
In recent days, a netizen posted that the young woman in the photo may be his second aunt's grandmother, and the martyr may be his father's uncle. At present, the netizen has contacted the local relevant department for DNA identification.
The netizen said, "My father saw the photo on April 26 and excitedly told me that the person in the photo and the martyr's information were very similar to his uncle", "the basic information of the martyr was basically the same as that of my father's uncle who lost contact with him, and took six copper coins from home when he left home that year", and said that his fourth aunt was 97 years old and was actively waiting for DNA testing, "All other appraisal results".
According to previous media reports, According to historical records, on May 1, 1942, the Japanese invaders launched a sweeping campaign against the Central Hebei Region of the Eighth Route Army. On June 8 of the same year, the Japanese invaders launched a fierce attack on the snow village where our army is located in Suning County. The soldiers rose up to break through the siege. Because they were outnumbered, more than 1000 officers and men of the Eighth Route Army died heroically. Chang Deshan and Wang Yuanyin died for their country, which is known as the "snow village breakthrough" in history. "These martyrs are young ， Most of them are 17 or 18 years old 。 ”After the battle ， The villagers forbore their grief ， Spontaneously donate all the kang mats in the family ， Used to bury martyrs 。
in order to To strengthen relevant protection, the Suning County Party Committee and the County Government decided to move the tomb of the battle martyrs in Xuecun to the Suning County Martyrs Cemetery, and began to excavate and repack the remains of the martyrs on April 9.
On April 10, at the relocation site of the battle martyr's tomb in Snow Village, Suning County, the staff found that the remains of the No. 31 martyr were clasped in front of their chest with two hands, holding a small round mirror with a picture inside. Although they had been buried for 82 years, the beautiful faces of young women on the small round mirror were still clearly recognizable.
"The metal edge of the round mirror has been rusted, but some of the photos remain relatively intact. On the black and white photos, the girl looks straight ahead, dignified and beautiful. The martyr held the small round mirror tightly in his hand before he died. We guess that the young woman in the photo should be a person who is particularly important to the martyrs." Ma Chao, a staff member of Suning County Bureau of Veterans Affairs, said.
According to Jimu News, in addition to this photo, six copper coins, four bullets and three buttons were found on the martyr.
After many netizens were moved by the picture of the martyr clasping his chest, a studio tried to repair the picture. After seeing it, the above netizens said their photos were very similar to their second aunt's grandmother.
△ Photos of TR art studio before and after restoration
On April 28, according to Jimu News, the relevant departments of Suning County responded that more than 20 people had recently contacted and registered the information about the unknown martyr's family search. At present, the DNA extraction of the martyr remains has been completed. After the results are available, the relevant departments will release the contact information of DNA comparison. The final result of the martyr's search for relatives shall be subject to the DNA comparison results.
On April 29, the reporter of Xiaoxiang Morning News called the local relevant departments about the relevant progress. The staff of the Publicity Department of Suning County Party Committee said that there was no latest progress. The staff of Suning County Veterans Affairs Bureau told reporters that if there was any clue to find relatives and they were sure to participate in the "snow village breakthrough", You can pay attention to the official account of Fudan University. "If DNA is collected there, relevant information will be released, and relevant procedures can be followed when relevant certificates are submitted." At present, the sampling progress is not clear.
According to media reports, at present, the excavation of the tomb of battle martyrs in Xuecun continues, and more than 80 martyrs' remains have been unearthed. Along with the remains of many martyrs, bullets, hat badges, belt buckles, etc. were also unearthed. The relevant person in charge of Suning County Veterans Affairs Bureau said that all the unearthed relics of the martyrs will be properly disposed of, and the work of finding relatives for the unknown martyrs is also in progress.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Wu Chen Xingzi
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