loaderXI Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:37 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share 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 codpiece, Mule, widowmaker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
widowmaker Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 632 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 197 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1762 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 18213 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/30/1977 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Montgomery is only 2 to 3 miles from where i live here in Alabama. loaderXI and Twinkie 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:37 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/news/news_releases/2014/documents/release_mathis.pdf Mule 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... 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: 1.29 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 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
codpiece Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 2482 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 3552 Achievement Points: 22894 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 08:24 PM Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted January 3, 2015 Welcome home Major! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 416 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 342 Achievement Points: 3572 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 20 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted January 3, 2015 I live in Huntsville al. RIP sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mule Posted January 3, 2015 Member ID: 390 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4251 Content Per Day: 0.80 Reputation: 3050 Achievement Points: 35625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 09:17 PM Birthday: 05/08/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted January 3, 2015 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted January 4, 2015 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted January 4, 2015 his remains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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