Rosco man who was killed in the Second World War

A Rosco -man killed in the Second World War was taken into account, and family members are grateful for the opportunity to bury his remains in a local cemetery.

The 2nd he was the navigator on board the B-24D liberator Bomber “Heaven Can Warte”, which was taken away by Papua New Guinea for hostile positions on the Boram Airfield and Awar Point, Hansa Bay.

Sheppick was shown on September 20 and his identification was shared after his family had been informed.

Deborah Wineland from Rosco, Sheppick's niece, said that there are no immediate family members. She said her father Warren Sheppick was only 11 years old when his brother was killed. Warren Sheppick died in 2008 at the age of 75.

“It is an honor he deserves,” said Wineland about her uncle, who received a reasonable funeral. “I'm sorry that my father is not there to see it. We thought to bring him back where his parents are the appropriate place to rest and honor him for his service. I was presented with all the medals that he was justified. We have his dog label and it is in perfect condition.”

Wineland, who lives in the house in which Sheppick grew up, said a date for the funeral was not set, but it would take place on the Howe Cemetery in the coal center.

She said neither her father nor grandparents talked about Donald Sheppick.

“Back then they really didn't talk about it,” she said. “My grandparents never mentioned it.”

She said she didn't see many photos of her uncle. “At that time they didn't have many pictures,” said Wineland.

According to the Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency (dpaa), observers of other aircraft reported in the formation of how flames from the bay bay broke out on this fateful day and quickly spread to the tail. The sky can wait as it was heavily excited before the banking business fell after banking and water. It is believed that the aircraft has hit the aircraft, which means that the unusual getting used to explodes.

Several aircraft circled the crash site to locate survivors, but nobody could be seen.

Detailed search queries from the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) could not locate the remains of Sheppick and the other sky can wait for the crew members. They were referred to as not a reculter.

Between 2013 and 2017, the family of the 2nd Lt. Thomas V. Kelly, the Bombardier of Heaven, undertook an archive research effort to collect historical documents and eyewitness reports on the loss of the aircraft's crew.

In October 2017, Project Recover, a DPAA partner organization, was the wrecks of a B-24 aircraft in Hansa Bay, while making Sonar scans as part of a one-sided effort to raise distant information. In 2019, a DPAA underwater examination team carried out several surveys of the wreck, carried out visual inspections and cleared the location of an unexploded order.

From March 9 to April 13, 2023, an underwater recovery team of the crash site was excavated, where it restored possible Osseous materials and material evidence in order to include life support devices and identification days. To identify Sheppick's remains, dental and anthropological analyzes as well as material and cumbersome evidence used.

In addition, scientists from the medical examination system of the armed forces used the Y chromosome DNA analysis.

Sheppick's name is recorded on the walls of the Missing on the American Cemetery and the Memorial of Manila, along with others who are still missing in World War II. A rosette is placed next to its name to indicate that it was taken into account.

Sheppick's wife Mary was pregnant at the time of her husband's death, also Donald, who died of cancer as a student. Wineland said a scholarship was awarded on behalf of the young Donald Sheppick as part of the annual celebration of the California Area High School in May.

“After all these years it is amazing,” said Wineland. “I am just so impressed with the work and the effort and the entire technology that four of the 11 crew members identified. I am impressed by everything the army did and how they treated everything with such respect.”