Scientists used DNA samples to identify Brown’s remains.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that a Richmond man missing in action in World War II and presumed dead has been accounted for officially.RICHMOND — A Richmond man who was went missing in action in World War II and was presumed dead has been accounted for officially 80 years after his death.
In a statement, the DPAA said Brown was co-piloting a B-17F “Flying Fortress” that went down when hit by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid in December 1943 on a German aircraft factory in France. The aircraft last was seen spinning toward the ground and crashing near the village of Bernieres-sur-Seine.In 2011, a family member of one of the aircraft’s crew contacted the U.S. Department of Defense after visiting the crash site and interviewing a witness who had artifacts of it.
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