Ford City Air Force lieutenant killed in World War II to be laid to rest at Arlington
FORD CITY, Pa. (KDKA) - A World War II soldier from Ford City will finally be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery next week.
William Montgomery was a first lieutenant in the Air Force. He was piloting a B-24H Liberator when it was struck by enemy fire on June 22, 1944, during a bombing raid on a German airfield in Saint-Cyr-l'École, near Versailles, France, according to a press release.
He's credited with helping seven other airmen parachute to safety before the plane crashed, killing him and three others.
His remains weren't discovered until 2021.
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