World War II Airman Identified:

April 18, 2007

DOD has matched dental records for 1st Lt. Archibald Kelly to remains found in Croatia, reports the Oakland Press in Michigan. The World War II airman, who had been listed missing in action, was a navigator on a B-24 that crashed near Dubrovnik, Croatia, close to the Adriatic Sea on July 22, 1944.

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