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The family of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Irving R. Newman place dirt on his casket before it is buried as part of a Jewish tradition during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C., April 11, 2024. On May 6, 1944, Newman along with the other nine crewmembers of a B-24D Liberator were participating in a bombing mission of Reggio di Calabria harbor, in Sicily. While heading to the target, their plane began experiencing engine trouble forcing the pilots to make a course correction away from the main bomber group, directly into enemy anti-aircraft fire. During an emergency landing the plane caught fire and crashed into the water near Benghajsa Point, Malta. Newman was accounted for on June 20, 2023 and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell)
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2024 11:14 |
| Photo ID: | 8343446 |
| VIRIN: | 240411-A-BM014-5330 |
| Resolution: | 4711x3593 |
| Size: | 5.56 MB |
| Location: | DC, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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