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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert L. E. Porter, a Soldier killed during World War II, will be interred June 10 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois. Lawn Funeral Home, Burbank, Illinois, will perform graveside services preceding the interment.
A native of Chicago, Porter was a navigator assigned to the 703rd Bombardment Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in the European Theater. He was killed in action Feb. 24, 1944, at age 23, after his B-24J “Liberator” plane was hit by heavy anti-aircraft fire over Gotha, Germany.
Porter was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Dec. 20, 2023, after his remains were exhumed from Ardennes America Cemetery, Belgium, in June 2021 for laboratory analysis and identification.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.
For additional information about 2nd Lt. Porter, go to: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3707087/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-porter-r/
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Lawn Funeral Home, 708-636-2320.
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| Date Taken: | 05.31.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.31.2024 12:26 |
| Story ID: | 472729 |
| Location: | FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | ELWOOD, ILLINOIS, US |
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