Defense Department officials announced that they identified the remains of 12 airmen missing in the Pacific theater since World War II. They are 1st Lt. Jack E. Volz, 21, of Indianapolis; 2nd Lt. Regis E. Dietz, 28, Pittsburgh; 2nd Lt. Edward J. Lake, 25, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 2nd Lt. Martin P. Murray, 21, Lowell, Mass.; 2nd Lt. William J. Shryock, 23, Gary, Ind.; TSgt. Robert S. Wren, 25, Seattle; TSgt. Hollis R. Smith, 22, Cove, Ark.; SSgt. Berthold A. Chastain, 27, Dalton, Ga.; SSgt. Clyde L. Green, 24, Erie, Pa.; SSgt. Frederick E. Harris, 23, Medford, Mass.; SSgt. Claude A. Ray, 24, Coffeyville, Kan.; and SSgt. Claude G. Tyler, 24, Landover, Md. These airmen were the crew of a B-24D Liberator that took off from Port Moresby, New Guinea, on a reconnaissance mission on Oct. 27, 1943. The aircraft never returned. A DOD team located the crash site in 2003 in New Guinea and recovered their remains in 2007. Remains of the entire crew were buried together with full military honors on Aug. 4 at Arlington National Cemetery.
US Has Struck Over 1,000 Houthi Targets in Renewed Campaign
April 30, 2025
U.S. forces have struck more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, U.S. officials said, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against the militants reached the 45-day mark. Dubbed Operation Rough Rider, the campaign has drawn on U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes and drones. The campaign shows…