Three were from New Jersey: Sgt. Paul Miecias, of Piscataway; Staff Sgt. Albert J. Caruso, of Kearny; Staff Sgt. Robert E. Frank, of Plainfield.
Army officials have met with the families of the men and say the remains will be buried with full military honors.
The men were listed as missing after their B-24 Liberator failed to return from a bombing mission in December 1943. Residents of New Guinea found the wreckage in 2000, and a military search crew relocated it four years later. The remains were recovered over the next three years as the site was excavated.
