August 14, 2015 12:05 pm

Chicago Airman Missing Since WWII Buried at Arlington National

U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stephen V. Biezis, 23, of Chicago, was buried Friday in Arlington National Cemetery. Biezis was the co-pilot of a B-26C Marauder that crashed after being struck by enemy fire while on a bombing mission against enemy forces near Ahrweiler, Germany. Biezis and four other crew members were reported killed in action. His remains were not recovered during the war. His remains were found in March 2011 and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

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