Missinq airmen laid to rest

摘要

The remains of two American airmen, missing in action since World War Two, have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honours. Navy Lt Francis B Mclntyre of Mitchell, South Dakota, was buried on September 29, followed by Radioman 2nd Class William L Russell of Cherokee, Oklahoma on October 1. Both ceremonies took place at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. On November 10,1943, the two men took off on a bombing and strafing mission in a Douglas SBD5 Dauntless dive bomber from Munda Field, New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands.