Eight Missing WWII Airmen Identified: The Defense POW/MIA Office - TopicsExpress



          

Eight Missing WWII Airmen Identified: The Defense POW/MIA Office announced the identification of remains belonging to eight airmen who had been missing-in-action since World War II. Returned home are: • Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William D. Bernier, 28, of Augusta, Mont. • 1st Lt. Bryant E. Poulsen, 22, of Salt Lake City, Utah • 1st Lt. Herbert V. Young Jr., 23, of Clarkdale, Ariz. • Tech Sgt. Charles L. Johnston, 20, of Pittsburgh, Penn. • Tech Sgt. Hugh F. Moore, 36, of Elkton, Md. • Staff Sgt. John E. Copeland, 21, of Dearing, Kan. • Staff Sgt. Charles J. Jones, 24, of Athens, Ga. • Sgt. Charles A. Gardner, 32, of San Francisco, Calif. The crew of the B-24D Liberator was on a mission out of Nazdab Air Field in New Guinea to attack an anti-aircraft site at Hansa Bay on April 10, 1944, when the aircraft was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. The eight airmen recovered are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. For details about the crew, click here: dtic.mil/dpmo/news/news_releases/2014/documents/release_gardner.pdf
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:30:45 +0000

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