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Long Wait Finally Over: World War II Airman Returns Home

Military.com | By Kevin Damask

Bonnie McClure was just a young girl when her uncle, Clifford Keeney, an Army Airman fighting in World War II, was shot down in Germany while on a mission in 1944. Keeney was listed as killed in action, and he was buried in a cemetery by enemy forces in Germany.

Despite the obstacles, McClure vowed, even as a youngster, to one day bring her uncle home. She didn’t realize it would take more than eight decades.

Keeney’s remains were finally recovered, and the Army veteran was given a proper military funeral in York, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 28. While they painstakingly waited 81 years, the burial brings a measure of closure to Keeney’s family.

Keeney’s B-17 Flying Fortress, a popular aircraft used by the U.S. military in World War II, was hit while flying over Germany, and the airman was killed at the tender age of 26.

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Remains of World War II pilot to return home decades after determined ‘not recoverable’

By Myra Ruiz

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The remains of a World War II Army pilot who was killed in action are finally coming home after 82 years.

Lt. Morton Sher, 22, died on August 20, 1943, during a mission in central China. For decades, his remains were considered “not recoverable” until continued searching led to their discovery and a DNA test confirmed his identity.

“It’s made me more proud to be an American than ever before,” Bruce Fine, Sher’s nephew, told FOX Carolina. “Our country is so dedicated to reuniting people like Morton with their family and bringing them home.”

Sher’s remains are scheduled to arrive at GSP International Airport on Dec. 11. His burial will take place at Beth Israel Cemetery on Dec. 14 with full military honors.

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