Eleven airmen killed in a
B-24 Liberator crash during WWII were
honored at Arlington Friday. The
B-24 was lost off the coast of New
Guinea in April 1944 after a bombing raid near Hollandia. The remains were
recovered in 2002 by a military team. Eight of the men will be buried at
Arlington, the other three men will be buried in their hometowns. According to the
Associated Press, the 11 airmen were identified as:
Sgt. Marshall P. Borofsky, Chicago; 1st Lt. Frank P. Giugliano, New York, N.Y.;
1st Lt. James P. Gullion, Paris, Texas; Sgt. Walker G. Harm, Philadelphia;
S/Sgt. Richard F. King, Moultrie, Ga.; S/Sgt. William Lowery, Republic, Pa.;
S/Sgt. Elgin J. Luckenbach, Luckenbach, Texas; S/Sgt. Marion B. May, Amarillo, Texas;
Capt. Thomas C. Paschal, El Monte, Calif.; 2nd Lt. Leland A. Rehmet, San Antonio, Texas;
and 2nd Lt. John A. Widsteen, Palo Alto, Calif.
External Link: WWII Airmen to Be Buried.