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World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.
All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed ...
81 years after he died in World War II, a young aviator comes home
For many years after 2nd Lt. Thomas V. Kelly Jr. was killed in World War II, his parents kept his empty bedroom like a shrine ...
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Crystal Falls resident shares story of her long-lost uncle, a World War II combat bombardier
Crystal Falls resident Brenda Bergman comes from a military family, and five of her relatives — including her father, her ...
WWII Soldiers Finally Return Home Decades After Being Declared 'Non-Recoverable'
The remains of four American World War II soldiers, whose plane was shot down by enemy fire in 1944 and crashed off the ...
The crash of WWII bomber "Heaven Can Wait" killed 11 U.S. airmen. Now 4 are finally being laid to rest.
The remains of the 11 airmen were deemed non-recoverable. Decades later, 4 are being laid to rest after a mission involving ...
Washington County World War II veteran identified 81 years after disappearance
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that a Washington County World War II veteran has been positively ...
Central Illinois Proud6d
4 finally going home after WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable’
Four crew members’ remains are beginning to return to their hometowns after a remarkable investigation by family members and ...
Military Times6d
World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.
(Heather Khalifa/AP) The plane’s bombardier, 2nd Lt ... Althaus asked his mother for names of relatives who died in World War II. Althaus, a political science and communications professor ...