Remains of Army Air Forces airman killed in WWII identified

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 44th BG B-24Ds on their bomb run over Ploesti, 1 Aug. 1943. (2) 44th BG B-24D Liberators pass over the Ploesti oil refinery on their bomb run. (3) The 44th BG's B-24D "Suzy Q" on its bomb run over Ploesti. TSgt. Kretzer was the top turret gunner and flight engineer when he was killed in the crash of his 66th BS, 44th BG B-24D shot down over Romania on this historic mission. (4) Flak badly damages 44th BG CO Col. Leon Johnson's B-24D "Suzy Q" during the 1 Aug. 1943 Ploesti mission. Col. Johnson made it back to Bengazhi and was subsequently awarded the MoH for his role on the mission.

SGT Wayne Dunn Amn (Join to see) LTC John Moncure SGT J.D. Corr SPC Lisa Hughes MIDN CAPT (Join to see) MSgt Guillermo Ybarra III CPO Linda Aberdeen MSgt Dr. Elizabeth Masaniai, Ed.D. Lynn Maj (Join to see) SPC Bill Bailey CPT Wayne Douet CPL Ricoh Stinson MSgt James Parker CPT (Join to see) SPC John J Gaviria Jr

RIP Brother

Good news for his family. The forensics folks need to be lauded much more than they are fr this work.