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Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence and human remains. This led to the identification of Lt. Robert T. McCollum ...
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WWII soldier from Cleveland identified 80 years after crash
McCollum served in the 565th Bombardment Squadron, part of the 389th Bombardment Group, during the European Theater in June 1944. On June 20, he was the bombardier on a B-24J “Liberator ...
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Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
McCollum served in the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group, 2nd Combat Bomb Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, in the European theater, officials said in the news release.