‘He has not been forgotten’: Evansville welcomes home lost airman nearly 70 years after his death
July 16, 2021 10:08 PM Madalyn O Neill
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United States Airman 2
nd Class Edward J. Miller’s family has been waiting a long time.
“The family has been waiting over 60 years to recover his body,” Evansville Mayor Bill Hurtley said.
When what you’re waiting for never comes, time can nearly stand still.
“It’s just as fresh today as it was then for them, I think,” Evansville Police Chief Patrick Reese said.
In 1952, Miller died along with more than 50 others when their plane crashed in Alaska. At the time, the site of the crash was unknown and their bodies went unfound.
By Madalyn O Neill
EVANSVILLE, Wis. â Time seems to move more slowly when waiting.
United States Airman 2
nd Class Edward J. Millerâs family has been waiting a long time.
âThe family has been waiting over 60 years to recover his body,â Evansville Mayor Bill Hurtley said.
When what youâre waiting for never comes, time can nearly stand still.
âItâs just as fresh today as it was then for them, I think,â Evansville Police Chief Patrick Reese said.
In 1952, Miller died along with more than 50 others when their plane crashed in Alaska. At the time, the site of the crash was unknown and their bodies went unfound.
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Crews find more partial human remains from 1952 Alaska crash
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press
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1of7Alaska-based military members who participated in a search for human remains and personal items from the 1952 crash of a C-124 Globemaster view some of the items that were found, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The plane slammed into a mountain, killing 52 on board, the plane and its crew have since become part of the glacier. The military has conducted annual summer recovery efforts, finding human remains and personal items on the glacier.Mark Thiessen/APShow MoreShow Less
2of7A camera recovered from the 1952 crash of a C-124 Globemaster was found this month on Colony Glacier and displayed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2021. The plane slammed into a mountain, killing 52 on board, and the plane and its crew have since become part of the glacier. The military has conducted annual
2021/06/30 08:26 Alaska-based military members who participated in a search for human remains and personal items from the 1952 crash of a C-124 Globemaster view some o. Alaska-based military members who participated in a search for human remains and personal items from the 1952 crash of a C-124 Globemaster view some of the items that were found, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The plane slammed into a mountain, killing 52 on board, the plane and its crew have since become part of the glacier. The military has conducted annual summer recovery efforts, finding human remains and personal items on the glacier. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)