From the October 18, 2021, Chicago Sun-Times by Bob Chiarito.
Remains of WW II gunner from River Grove who was shot down over Germany brought back.
Seventy-six years after being killed in World War II, the remains of U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Francis Wiemerslage returned home Friday.
He was a native of suburban River Grove and a 20-year-old ball turret gunner on a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber during a mission over Dresden, Germany, on March 2, 1945, when his plane was shot down by enemy fighters.
Two of the nine crew members parachuted from the aircraft before it exploded in mid-air and crashed near Zullsdor, Germany. The six others killed were found and identified by 1949, but Wiemerslage remained unaccounted for until August, when his remains were confirmed.
Welcome Home. --GreGen
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