1st Lt. William B. Montgomery, 24, of Pennsylvania was identified as a missing WWII soldier killed in a plane crash. (Defense POW/Accounting Agency)WASHINGTON - A World War II pilot who died nearly 70 years ago has been identified as a man from Pennsylvania.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), which investigates and recovers American military personnel from past wars and conflicts, made the announcement Monday.
1st Lt. William B. Montgomery, 24, of Pennsylvania was identified as a missing WWII soldier killed in a plane crash. (Defense POW/Accounting Agency)The agency identified the soldier as 1st Lt.
William B. Montgomery of Ford City, Pennsylvania. Officials say he was a member of the U.S. Army Air Forces who was killed at the age of 24 in June of 1944.