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  • Lost but not forgotten: Why this Memorial Day is different

    May 22, 2018 8:15 am by Professor Scott Althaus
    This B-24 crew, plus an additional crewman, was lost on a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea in 1944 during World War II.

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    • This B-24 crew, plus an additional crewman, was lost on a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea in 1944 during World War II.

    Illinois professor Scott Althaus tells the story of his extended family’s five-year search for the details of a relative’s last bombing mission during World War II, which also resulted in finding his plane