Upstate Funeral Planned for Recovered WWII Airman

Upstate funeral planned for recovered WWII airman

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - The Greenville Spartanburg International Airport airport said the remains of a WWII airman, who died in the line of duty and was identified 82 years later, have been returned to the Upstate for a long-awaited funeral. The GSP Airport reported Sher's remains have landed in the Upstate as of Thursday, [...]

Decades After Being Declared ‘Not Recoverable,’ WWII P-40 Warhawk Pilot's Remains Headed Home

For more than eighty years, the fate of 1st Lt. Morton Sher — a young fighter pilot of the 76th Fighter Squadron, part of the 23rd Fighter Group under the 14th Air Force — remained a mystery. On August 20, 1943, his plane crashed during combat in central China, and his remains were long considered lost. Recently, however, a dedicated effort by researchers and a breakthrough identification have brought closure: Sher’s remains have been identified…