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World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.

All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed in 2023.

5 weeks ago

Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

4 months ago

Remains of Civil War veterans found in funeral home’s storage

For decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities.

8 months ago

WWII sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany returned home

U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta, 21, was laid to rest in southern California after being killed in action 80 years ago in Germany.

11 months ago

Remains of airman from World War II bombing mission identified

U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode was a 20-year-old tail gunner aboard a B-24H Liberator when it was shot down over Kassel, Germany, in 1944.

11 months ago

Remains of Bataan Death March POW returned home

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers was held at the Cabanatuan prison camp where more than 2,500 POWs died.

12 months ago