Survivors attend a funeral service held in honor of former Army Air Corps Flight Officer (FL/O) Dewey Leroy Gossett in Wellford, South Carolina, April 11, 2016. Gossett’s remains were recently returned to his family, almost seventy-three years after his aircraft disappeared during a combat mission on September 27, 1943, near Acerno, Italy. To honor Gossett and his survivors, a formation F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, performed a “Missing Man” flyover. Additionally, a National Guard funeral detail rendered full military honors to
Survivors attend a funeral service held in honor of former Army Air Corps Flight Officer (FL/O) Dewey Leroy Gossett in Wellford, South Carolina, April 11, 2016. Gossett’s remains were recently returned to his family, almost seventy-three years after his aircraft disappeared during a combat mission on September 27, 1943, near Acerno, Italy. To honor Gossett and his survivors, a formation F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, performed a “Missing Man” flyover. Additionally, a National Guard funeral detail rendered full military honors to Gossett, and presented his survivors with the American Flag. ( Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine/Released)
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