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A family member places flowers on the casket of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Edward S. Kovaleski, 25, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, killed during World War II; Kovaleski was buried April 9, 2025 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
In 2017, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency researchers investigated a suspected crash site near Sankt Johann am Pressen, Karnten, Austria, after an independent researcher provided a lead which pointed to a possible crashed U.S. aircraft. Between 2021 and 2022, the crash site and a suspected nearby burial location were excavated by a DPAA partner organization. Evidence recovered from the site, believed to be associated with Kovaleski, was then sent to the DPAA laboratory for examination and identification. To identify Kovaleski’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. (DOD photo by Ashley M. Wright)
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2025 16:01 |
| Photo ID: | 8964948 |
| VIRIN: | 250409-F-WJ103-1008 |
| Resolution: | 4608x3456 |
| Size: | 7.03 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
| Web Views: | 269 |
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