Former 86th WWII pilot laid to rest after 75 years

A piece of wreckage from Army 1st Lt. Herschel H. Mattes’s World War II A-36A Apache aircraft. The aircraft crashed March 6, 1944 during an armed reconnaissance mission. Mattes was finally identified and laid to rest in a stateside funeral after 75 years. (Courtesy Photo)

PHOTO BY: Kelly Sanders
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