Sad to think it is late, but glad to see they finally honored him and thus, his wife.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
This combination of undated photos released Thursday, June 21, 2018, by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows five U.S. Army Air Forces airmen, members of a B-17 bomber crew, who were shot down in 1944 during a mission over Germany in World War II. They are, top row from left: Tech. Sgt. John F. Brady, of Taunton, Mass., Tech. Sgt. Allen A. Chandler, Jr., of Fletcher, Okla., and 1st Lt. John H. Liekhus, of Anaheim, Calif.; bottom row, from left: Staff Sgt. Robert O. Shoemaker, of Tacoma Park, Md., and Staff Sgt. Bobby J. Younger, of McKinney, Texas. Their remains will be buried as a group on June 27 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)
BOSTON (AP) — Five crewmembers from a B-17 bomber shot down during a mission over Germany in World War II are being buried together at Arlington National Cemetery next week.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the men are scheduled to be buried with full military honors on Wednesday.
They were identified as Tech. Sgt. John Brady, of Taunton, Massachusetts; Tech. Sgt. Allen Chandler Jr., of Fletcher, Oklahoma; 1st Lt. John Liekhus, of Anaheim, California; Staff Sgt. Robert Shoemaker, of Takoma Park, Maryland; and Staff Sgt. Bobby Younger, of McKinney, Texas.
They were members of a nine-man crew of the B-17 shot down near Barby, Germany on Nov. 2, 1944. Three survived and were captured. One was killed and identified in 1945.
The remains of the five were recovered in 2015 and 2016.
Ah, they deserve to be side by side and home at last.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
WWII hero's lost Purple Heart returned to his family
Jul 20, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — A lost Purple Heart medal has been returned to the family of a New York City sailor who died trying to rescue shipmates after his Navy vessel was attacked by a German submarine during World War II.
Ensign Rubin Keltch's medal was received by his niece during a ceremony Friday at a Bronx park named for him.
The Vermont-based groupPurple Hearts Reunitedsays a Vermont man found the medal in his father's collection of flea market purchases.
Keltch, a 24-year-old Brooklyn native, was aboard a Navy gunboat when it was hit by a torpedo off the Virginia coast in 1943. He helped save several shipmates but died when he entered the engine room to save others.
Keltch was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the military's second-highest decoration for bravery.
WW2 soldier is buried in California 74 years after battle
Jul 20, 2018
Phil Rosenkrantz and wife Judy Rosenkrantz, center, walk behind the casket of his uncle U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Rosenkrantz, during services Friday, July 20, 2018, at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Rosenkrantz was killed on Sept. 28, 1944, while on a mission to disrupt German defensive lines in the Netherlands during World War II. His remains weren't identified until 2017 and was laid to rest Friday. (Terry Pierson /The Orange County Register via AP)
Phil Rosenkrantz holds the flag from his uncle's casket as his wife Judy Rosenkrantz, left, looks on during services Friday, July 20, 2018, at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif., for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Rosenkrantz, who was killed on Sept. 28, 1944, while on a mission to disrupt German defensive lines in the Netherlands during World War II. His remains weren't identified until 2017 and was laid to rest Friday. (Terry Pierson /The Orange County Register via AP)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 74 years after he was killed in a ferocious World War II battle, Staff Sgt. David Rosenkrantz has been laid to rest in Southern California.
Flags were lowered to half-staff as relatives gathered Friday for Rosencrantz's funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, where four of his brothers are also buried.
The U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced in March that Rosenkrantz's body was recently recovered not far from where he died in the Netherlands.
David Rosenkrantz was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division's Company H, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment when it made a daring landing in the early days of September 1944. It took decades to locate his body.
Rosenkrantz grew up in Los Angeles and enlisted in the Army soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
All 13 passengers survive WWII-era plane crash in Texas
By Maya Eliahou and Melissa Gray, CNN
Jul 21, 2018
A World War II-era military aircraft carrying 13 passengers crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff in central Texas on Saturday.
All passengers on board the cargo plane survived and were able to exit the aircraft, according to the Burnet County Sheriff's Office. In addition to several minor injuries, one person was airlifted by helicopter to a medical center, they said.
The aircraft, a vintage Douglas C-47 named "Bluebonnet Belle," was on its way to an air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when it crashed in the town of Burnet.
In a video of the incident, the plane can be seen dipping dangerously to the left just after takeoff. The plane's wing hits the ground and the aircraft comes to a stop as it bursts into flames.
Chris Dowell, a staff member in the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, which owns the plane, toldCNN affiliate KXANthat the aircraft is a "total loss."
"We are very fortunate that everybody that was on board the aircraft got out of the aircraft safely, with a few minor injuries," Dowell said.
He added that while some of the passengers were volunteers with the Commemorative Air Force, others were guests and family members.
According to Dowell, the C-47 is a military cargo plane that transported service members during WWII. For volunteers in the Commemorative Air Force, who spend their spare time maintaining and operating the aircraft, Dowell said the loss of the plane is tragic.
"We spend a lot of time and energy maintaining these aircrafts," Dowell said. "It becomes part of your family. It becomes part of your life."
Dowell said the accident won't stop his squadron from continuing its mission to educate young people about WWII history.
"We have an air show scheduled in September, right here in Burnet," Dowell said. "That air show will continue."
The Federal Aviation Administration is handling an investigation of the incident, according to the sheriff's office.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
And the photos of the world war II veteran finally being buried, are worth a million dollars.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
73 years after death, Memphis-born WWII soldier to return home
Lieutenant Martin O’Callaghan, Jr. was killed in 1945 over Yugoslavia.
ByJacob Gallant|November 1, 2018 at 10:55 AM CDT - Updated November 1 at 10:55 AM
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A soldier killed in World War II, identified more than 70 years after his death, was a Memphis native.
U.S. Army Air Force Second Lieutenant Martin O’Callaghan, Jr. was killed during a mission as a pilot over Maribor, Yugoslavia in 1945 when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He was 22 years old at the time of the crash.
The remains were discovered in July 1947 and exhumed in 1948, but the remains were unidentifiable.
O'Callaghan was then buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy.
Last year, DNA analysis and other evidence was used to positively identify the remains as O'Callaghan.
“Marty was a Christian Brothers High School graduate, Memphis native and World War II hero,” Tennessee Governor BillHaslam said. “As a courageous pilot he served his country and as a state we pause to welcome him home.”
O'Callaghan's sister Claire Johnson waited years to see her brother brought home. She was alive to hear the news that his body was identified, but Claire passed away months before his body was returned home.
O'Callaghan's remains will be brought back to Memphis this weekend, with a memorial service on Monday at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery.
Haslam declared Monday, November 5 as a day of mourning in O'Callaghan's honor.
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Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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