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From: Andi Wolos & Bob Necci
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Re: WW II Grave Site Excavated

Date: July 01, 1998

As many sometimes do not realize, the POW-MIA issue encompasses not only Vietnan, but those unaccounted-for from ALL wars and hostile engagements.

50 sum-odd years later another answer may be found. On August 10th, 1944, a B-24 Liberator, returning from a bombing run encountered anti-aircraft from nearby hostile forces and was brought down in a remote village in Albania. Six crewmen perished and four were taken POW by the Germans. Two of the casualties were buried by local people and the graves tended for more than 50 years.

Accompanied by US search and recovery personnel, the brother of 2nd Lt. John Steel McConnon, one of the crewmmen, never gave up hope that somewhere, out there, his brother may be found. The grave site was discovered and now the remains will make their way to CILHI for identification. Perhaps another family will have an answer.

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