Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say

This May 6, 2020, photo shows the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Military authorities say an Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says 25-year-old 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport will be buried in Williamsport. In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid in France. His remains weren’t identified until more material was recovered from the crash site in 2018. Military authorities say dental and anthropological analysis and DNA evidence was then used to identify the remains as those of Litherland.


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