Second Lt. Gene F. Walker was killed in Germany in 1944, nearly three months after his daughter was born. She learned in July that his remains had been identified.
Tag: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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A WWII Pilot Saved His Crew. It Took 80 Years to Identify His Remains.
Lt. William B. Montgomery flew a B-24 Liberator toward the British coast after it was hit in June 1944. Historians credit him for saving the lives of seven crew members.
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In This Small Thai Village, American History Runs Deep
In 1944, a U.S. military plane crashed in a spot the locals named “Deadman’s Torso Flat.” A team has found remains that it hopes are those of the airman.