History: An unnamed man and his brother Harry joined the army during WII, and were assigned to the same unit in the Pacific. Harry died saving his brother from a grenade, but his brother was left hopelessly disfigured. The scarred soldier took the moniker the Unknown Soldier, and decided to become a one man army, taking to heart his brother' advice that "one man in the right place could mean the difference in winning a battle." The Unknown Soldier trained himself to become a master of disguise, and his exploits earned him a place as a secret weapon based out of the Pentagon. At the end of the war he assisted Hitler in committing suicide before seemingly dying himself.

(DC Comics Presents #42) - The Unknown Soldier learned of a plot by a group of survivalists to spark a new world war by remotely activating nuclear missiles. He disguised himself as a U.S. soldier and approached Clark kent, who he knew was secretly Superman, with a document detailing what he knew. Superman stopped the first missile the survivalists activated from being set off, but when he interviewed the Pentagon and told them what he knew they were ready to detain him. The Soldier appeared as a general and demanded his release. Superman tracked down the survivalists to the Canadian tundra, but they activated missiles around the globe when he burst in on them. Superman strained himself to the limit to stop every one of them, and the Unknown Soldier descended on the survivalists, and handed them over to the U.S. military. Clark visited the grave of the Unknown Soldier, and laid flowers at his grave, thanking him for helping to save the world. The Soldier watched on, disguised as a nearby cemetery worker, and was proud of what they’d accomplished that day.

(Unknown Soldier IV #5 (fb), 9 (fb), 18 (fb), 22-24 (fb)) - <1997> The Unknown Soldier was assigned to train operatives for the Congo War. He met Subject Nine, and told him how he was being programmed to become a perfect soldier, just like the Unknown Soldier once was. He told Moses his life story, and how he'd spent years trying to find a replacement, and how they'd all broken under the pressure. He'd recently suffered a heart attack, and was physically debilitated, so he knew his life's mission was coming to an end. He'd come up with a new idea, making a perfect man of peace. He'd created the identity od Dr. Moses Lwanga for the man, who agreed to be his test subject. The Unknown Soldier spirited him away, and after giving him false memories sent him to Africa to open up an IDP clinic. In 2, where his humanitarian aid made a huge difference002 he was confronted by the violence of the LRA, triggering his original combat programming, and he became a new Unknown Soldier.

Comments: Created by Joe Kubert.

The Unknown Soldier received a profile in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25.

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