USAAF Pilot Returned Home

There are a couple of news items now available about 2nd Lt Moritz’s funeral, which was held over the weekend, I’m glad to see one of the group who excavated the site was able to get out to the States for the funeral, certainly quite a distance to travel.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/318964/3/Remains-of-Effingham-airman-buried-after-nearly-70-years

http://effinghamdailynews.com/local/x474414463/Community-welcomes-English-couple-at-funeral

Thanks for the “heads-up” David – I shall watch out for that.

On ITV Calendar for Lincs , Notts and Yorks on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings this week ;

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2012-04-30/body-of-american-world-war-ii-pilot-repatriated/

Again with thanks to LARG

More here ;

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/36911e47b758473386a687ebdc6d2d7f/IL–Missing-WWII-Pilot-Remains/

http://bdtonline.com/cnhi/x1378301406/Soldiers-return-ends-a-sad-mystery

http://fox2now.com/2012/04/26/wwii-fighter-pilot-remains-found/

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald-review/obituary.aspx?n=charles-r-moritz-butch&pid=157250283

http://thexradio.com/premier/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13396:lt-moritz-is-home&catid=5:news&Itemid=1

With thanks to the
BAAC ; http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/index.htm
and LARG ; http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/museum/the-aircraft-recovery-group.htm

Another one home.

Thanks Alan.

Agreed, at least he finally makes it home to USA soil.

Sad but good news