loaderXI Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 72 Topic Count: 396 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6439 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 6582 Achievement Points: 54661 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Maj. Peyton Mathis, Jr., commander of the 44th Fighter Squadron went down on June 5 1944 over Guadalcanal Island after returning from a mission...Rescue and recovery attempts at the time of the crash were unsuccessful due to the heavy jungle. It wasn’t until 2013, when local islanders informed Department of Defense crews of a nearby crash site, that the downed P-38 was found, Maj. Mathis still strapped into the cockpit. He will be buried in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala. Saturday, January 3rd. http://yellowhammernews.com/faithandculture/alabama-fighter-pilot-lost-70-years-ago-wwii-crash-finally-coming-home/ Edited January 3, 2015 by loaderXI Mule, widowmaker, little_old_man and 1 other 4 Awards
widowmaker Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 632 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 197 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1762 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 18213 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2024 Birthday: 07/30/1977 Device: iPhone Posted January 3, 2015 Montgomery is only 2 to 3 miles from where i live here in Alabama. Twinkie 13 and loaderXI 2 Awards
loaderXI Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 72 Topic Count: 396 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6439 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 6582 Achievement Points: 54661 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Author Posted January 3, 2015 http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/news/news_releases/2014/documents/release_mathis.pdf Mule 1 Awards
little_old_man Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted January 3, 2015 I'm always amazed when the find WWII vets so long after the war. May he finally be at rest. Thanks for the link Loader. Awards
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