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  • Because America never forgot: Finding the final resting place of the 'Heaven Can Wait' crew

    May 20, 2025 10:00 am by Scott Althaus | Merriam Professor of political scienceBehind the Scenes
    The B-24 bomber “Heaven Can Wait,” which was shot down somewhere over the waters of Hansa Bay, Papua New Guinea.

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    For our family, as for so many families of MIAs, all that came back from the war were a few personal effects and a letter of condolence from Tommy’s commander. The Memorial Days that followed would be painful for those who remembered him.

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