July 3, 2012

Lost World War II soldier returns home

The funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley was held Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo., over 65 years after he was shot down over Germany. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was brought down by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

An honor guard carries U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley to his grave Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

Spc. Brian Grabowski plays taps during the funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

Friends and family look on during the funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

Buck Farmer reaches out to shake hands with Capt. Kristie Stuckenschneider after the funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. Farmer was a friend and neighbor of Moxley who served in the U.S. Army's very first military police unit and later with the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. Moxley was a pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

An honor guard salutes after U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley is loaded into a hearse Tuesday, July 3, at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

The honor guard's rifles lie on the grass during the funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

Members of the honor guard and the Patriot Guard Riders salute during the funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was shot down over Germany by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

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The funeral for U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Warren G. Moxley was held Tuesday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Charleston, Mo., over 65 years after he was shot down over Germany. A pilot with the 67th Tactical Recon Group's 107th Observation Squadron Moxley was killed on March 15, 1945, when his F6, a photo-reconnaissance model of the P-51 Mustang, was brought down by anti-aircraft fire. His remains were identified using DNA earlier this year.

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