Lt. William J. McGowan's P-47 Thunderbolt was shot down over France's Moon-sur-Elle on June 6, 1944.
A 23-year-old who was killed during the World War II invasion of Normandy has been laid to rest nearly eight decades later. U.S. Air Force Lt. William J. McGowan was buried at Normandy American Cemetery"with full military honors" on Saturday, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission .McGowan's P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft was shot down over France's Moon-sur-Elle on June 6, 1944.
Then, in 2018, McGowan's remains were found during an excavation by a team from the St. Mary's University Forensic Aviation Archaeological Field School from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Officials in a DPAA lab identified the remains as belonging to him in 2019, the agency said.His family requested that he be buried in the American Cemetery, and many family members traveled to Normandy for the Saturday ceremony.
U.S. Air Force Lt. William McGowan is buried with full military honors at the Normandy American Cemetery on July 8, 2022.A rosette was placed next to McGowan's name on the Walls of the Missing to show that he has been identified. Almost 1,600 service members are still listed as missing, according to the ABMC.
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