An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II US Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan at the cemetery behind St. Mary's church, Saturday in Wappingers Falls, New York. - ...

Christine Bodnar placed a celebratory cigar at her father’s grave in Allegheny County Memorial Park in McCandless on Sunday.

On October 10, 1943, Major Harry H. Crosby called his base in code, his heart heavy with concern for his friends’ return ...

Decades after the World War II bomber "Heaven Can Wait" met its watery grave off the coast of New Guinea, the remains of some of its crew are finally returning home. The plane, downed by enemy fire on ...

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in ...

This 1943 photo shows 10 of the 11 members of the crew of the World War II B-24 bomber, Heaven Can Wait, that went down in the waters of Hansa Bay, Papua New Guinea in 1944, including Staff Sgt.

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in ...