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World War II pilot's remains found in tree, return for burial 72 years later
The 21-year-old Gray was on a dive-bombing mission on April 16, 1945, when his single-seat P-47D aircraft clipped a tree and crashed in Lindau. (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This got me wonder, how may pilots were still out there without proper burial...
A good place to start.
http://www.dpaa.mil//
http://www.dpaa.mil//
+1! Having said that, there are truly millions of heroes over the years who have gone without proper recognition.
A little over 73,000 US servicemen from World War II are unaccounted for, according to DPAA.
So close to the end of the war. Thank you and we salute you Lieutenant Gray. RIP
Dive-bombing and strafing which were usually done together were the two most dangerous fighter missions in WWII. The P-47 excelled at both and suffered higher losses as a result. It was rugged and some brought their pilots back with damage that made them total losses.
Dive-bombing and strafing which were usually done together were the two most dangerous fighter missions in WWII. The P-47 excelled at both and suffered higher losses as a result. It was rugged and some brought their pilots back with damage that made them total losses.
Buried with his Dad's Ashes wow that got me ........... Thanks for Serving RIP
Took me a minute to figure out the relationship - article as written was a little confusing at first. "Louvier" - the man whose ashes the pilot was buried with, was a close friend of his in the war. Louvier then went home after the war and married the pilot's younger sister. So not a father - son relationship but still significant and an honorable way to be laid to rest.