Headstone Mystery: Who Is Cpl. Harold Elmer Drew?

ROCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) -- Who is Cpl. Harold Elmer Drew?

That's what police in Rochester, New Hampshire are asking after a headstone with that name was found on private property in the city.

A second headstone found on the property could be traced back to a local cemetery, but police said no cemeteries in Rochester had any record of Drew.

Drew is listed as a World War I U.S. Army corporal who was born in 1898 and died in 1990.

Police took to social media on Tuesday to ask anyone who knows of Drew to call officers at 603-330-7218.

"Please help us get the headstone for this World War I Army veteran back to its rightful resting place," police wrote.

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