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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Veteran's Day 2008
Thank a Veteran for their service today. We owe them our gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy everyday.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Airman missing from World War II identified
The AP is reporting the remains of a service man have been identified.
"NORWALK, Conn. - The remains of a U.S. serviceman from Norwalk missing in action from World war II have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced Monday that the remains of Staff Sgt. Martin F. Troy, U.S. Army Air Forces, of Norwalk will be buried on Nov. 20 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On June 30, 1944, Troy was on a B-24H Liberator participating in a mission to bomb an oil refinery in Blechammer, Germany. The plane was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into a swampy area near Nemesvita, Hungary, beside Lake Balaton."
"NORWALK, Conn. - The remains of a U.S. serviceman from Norwalk missing in action from World war II have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced Monday that the remains of Staff Sgt. Martin F. Troy, U.S. Army Air Forces, of Norwalk will be buried on Nov. 20 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On June 30, 1944, Troy was on a B-24H Liberator participating in a mission to bomb an oil refinery in Blechammer, Germany. The plane was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into a swampy area near Nemesvita, Hungary, beside Lake Balaton."
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