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I remember the ones that gave there all, so we as a nation, may be free.
RETW
Loyce Edward Deen, an Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class, USNR, was a gunner on a TBM Avenger. On November 5, 1944, Deen's squadron participated in a raid on Manila where his plane was hit multiple times by anti-aircraft fire while attacking a Japanese cruiser. Deen was k**led. The Avenger's pilot, Lt Robert Cosgrove, managed to return to his carrier, the USS Essex. Both Deen and the plane had been shot up so badly that it was decided to leave him in it. It is believed to be the only time in U.S. Navy history (and probably U.S. Military history) that an aviator was buried in his aircraft after being k**led in action. Click below to watch the burial ceremony.
http://loyceedeen.webstarts.com/uploads/GoingHome.mp4
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How sad and poignant. God rest his soul.