From the Oct. 2, 2012, Marine Corps Times "Arlington burial for 7 WWII Marines planned" Ap.
A funeral took place yesterday, Oct. 4th, at Arlington for seven Marine aviators whose plane was lost in the Pacific Theater in 1944.
They are:
Pfc. John A Donovan, Plymouth, Mi.
1st Lt. Laverne Lallathin, Raymond, Wash.
2nd Lt. Dwight Ekstam, Moline, Il.
2nd Lt. Walter Vincent, Tulsa, Ok.
Tech Sgt. James Sisney, Redmond City, Ca.
Cpl. Wayne Erickson, Minneapolis
Cpl. John Yaeger, Pittsburgh
Donovan's relatives also held a funeral June 8th in Washtenaw County.
The men were on a PBJ-1 bomber that crashed on Espiritu Santo Island in the South Pacific in 1944.
A Fitting Burial. --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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