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The long journey home: 2nd Lt. Milton Leonard Hymes, Jr. | The Current

At age 22, 2Lt. Milton Leonard Hymes, Jr., the navigator aboard a B-24J Liberator heavy bomber, took off from an airbase in Norfolk, England, on an ill-fated mission deep into Nazi occupied…

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Nearly 80 years later, fallen WWII soldier laid to rest | WTOC

A precession of honor for 2Lt. Milton Leonard Hymes, Jr., as family and community members gathered to finally lay his body to rest. The Savannah native, who went missing during a bombing…

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‘Remarkable’ service held for WWII airman 81 years later | WSAV

A World War II airman once missing in action was laid to rest Friday almost 80 years after his death. 2nd Lieutenant Milton Hymes Jr. is a young airman who vanished in…

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Fallen WWII airmen went unaccounted for 80 years. His remains returned home to Savannah Friday | SMN

One fact Milton Gay knew about his “Uncle Milton” was that he died in World War II. The uncle, 2nd Lt. Milton Hymes Jr., went missing in action in a plane crash…

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WWII soldier missing since 1944 finally laid to rest in Savannah | WJCL

After decades of unanswered questions, a World War II soldier has finally returned home. Second Lt. Milton L. Hymes Jr., who went missing in 1944, was laid to rest this morning at…

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