B-24 pilot identified, laid to rest
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska--A photo from a local Alaskan newspaper after 2nd Lt. Leon Crane (front) was rescued from spending 86 days in the wilderness. Lieutenant Crane was the B-24 co-pilot when the aircraft crashed about 120 miles east of Fairbanks, he survived in the wilderness after he stumbled upon trapper's cabins where he found food and refuge from the elements. Crew chief Master Sgt. Richard Pompeo, the second man who made it out of the bomber, was never found. (file photo)
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