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Remains of pilot shot down in WWII is finally buried in Maine after divers discovered the wreckage of his B-17 bomber which crashed into the Adriatic Sea

Relatives from across the country gathered in Millinocket, Maine, to honor the life of US Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau
Vienneau was 25 when a bomber on which he served as co-pilot came under fire over present-day Slovenia on November 6, 1944
His niece, Joyce Totten, said that she had promised her late mother she would make sure to reunite him with his wings if he was ever found
Vienneau was mortally wounded in the attack, and the pilot was forced to ditch the bomber off Vis Island, Croatia
Remains recovered from the bomber when it was found in 2017, submitted for analysis in 2020. Dental records confirmed they belonged to Vienneau

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Thank you for your service and Blue Skies sir...