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Remains of WWII pilot identified decades after fatal bombing mission
Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. John E. McLauchlen Jr. was killed during a World War II bombing mission in Southeast Asia.
B-24 pilot’s remains identified and repatriated after 73 years
The pilot, 27-year-old 1st Lt. John Crouchley, died when his bomber impacted the ground. He spent the last moments of his life struggling keeping the aircraft in flight long enough for his nine crew members to bail out.
Pence welcomes return of presumed Korean War dead
Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead returned Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. The U.S. military believes the bones are those of U.S. servicemen and potentially servicemen from other United Nations member countries who fought alongside the U.S. on behalf of South Korea during the war.
Presumed US war remains repatriated in ceremony at South Korea base
Hundreds of U.S. and South Korean troops gather at Osan Air Base for the repatriation.
By Kim Yong-Ho, Hyung-Jin Kim and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Remains of fallen American troops headed back from North Korea
North Korean officials handed the remains over to U.S. military experts on the 65th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
US, South Korea hold ceremony to return home war remains
The United States and South Korea held a ceremony on Friday to return home the remains of two servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War.
US remains coming home from North Korea soon, report says
There about 200 sets of remains in North Korea's possession, officials have indicated.
By Tara Copp, AP