From the April 30, 2010, Loxa (Il) Daily herald.
World War II's S-Sgt. Edwin "Mike" Elliott's remains are returning home 66 years late.
On May 10, 1944, the 24-year-old was part of a B-25 crew on a routine training flight when it crashed atop a mountain in southern Corsican the Mediterranean Sea. Four others died in the crash, including a non-combatant Red Cross nurse.
The reason for the crash was unsolved, plus the crash site and remains were unknown.
Back with his family in Central Illinois, word was received that the remains couldn't be recovered. They mourned the loss.
Today, all are dead except Glenn Elliott, 73.
Due to efforts of the Joint prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Agency and DNA testing, the remains were identified.
The great nephews of Sgt. Elliott are escorting the remains home from Hawaii. Both are veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The remains arrived home May 9th.
Always Great to Bring One Home. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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