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Remains of Cleveland airman identified 80 years after WWII crash, returning home

After nearly 80 years, the remains of 2nd Lt. Robert T. McCollum, a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier who went missing in action during World War II, have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officially confirmed McCollum’s identification, bringing long-awaited closure to his family...

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Remains of Cleveland airman identified 80 years after WWII crash, returning home After nearly 80 years, the remains of 2nd Lt. Robert T. McCollum, a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier who went missing in action during World War II, have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officially confirmed McCollum’s identification, bringing long-awaited closure to his family. McCollum, from Cleveland, Ohio, served in the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group, 2nd Combat Bomb Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force. His squadron had a significant impact on the strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany, attacking key industrial and military installations in Berlin, Merseburg, Münster, and Vegesack. The unit also participated in Operation Argument (Big Week) in February 1944, an all-out effort aimed at crippling Germany’s aircraft production industry...
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Mar 16, 2025, 06:18 PM·Public·Mastodon for Android
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