"Justice at Last for US War Pilot Who Died a Hero in WWII" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Sep 2016 9:35 p.m. PST |
"The funeral ceremony was held at the Arlington Cemetery on 18th June 2015, with full military honours. The casket of 2nd Lieutenant John William Herb (22 years) was carried by a military team and accompanied by an escort platoon while the band, the colours party, and the firing party performed their duties. It was a most fitting burial for a WWII fighter pilot, holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart and three campaign medals – even though his mortal remains had only recently been found – almost 70 years after his plane came down in a wood. John William Herb, born in 1922 in Ohio, went to Roxboro Junior High School in Cleveland Heights, after which he attended the Riverside Military Academy. He enlisted in November of 1942 and was stationed in Norfolk, England with the 368th Fighter Squadron and was assigned to the 359th Fighter Group…"
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| Zargon | 03 Sep 2016 5:25 a.m. PST |
May his sacrifice never be forgotten. |
79thPA  | 03 Sep 2016 6:44 a.m. PST |
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