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Members of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket out of the Old Post Chapel during the full honors service for Army Air Forces 1st. Lt. Francis Pitonyak at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 22, 2017. Pitonyak, a member of the 36th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron during WWII, went missing in October 1943 during deteriorating weather conditions and lost visibility near Port Moresby, Territory of Papua. His remains were identified by a DPAA recovery team in July 2016 from dental remains recovered from a crash site in Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 09.22.2017 18:06 |
| Photo ID: | 3800361 |
| VIRIN: | 170922-O-IW468-043 |
| Resolution: | 7054x4708 |
| Size: | 15.93 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VA, US |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, IL, US |
| Web Views: | 55 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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