Identified after 80 years: WWII airman's remains found and identified.

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The remains of US Air Force pilot Lt. William B. Montgomery, who helped save seven airmen during World War II, have been identified almost 80 years after his death. Montgomery was killed on June 22, 1944, when the B-24H Liberator bomber he was piloting was struck by anti-aircraft and crashed into a farm in West Sussex, England. Despite the damage, Montgomery's piloting skill allowed him to fly the aircraft until it reached the UK, where he ordered the crew to exit before it crashed. Montgomery will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia at an undetermined future date.
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