WWII pilot identified 79 years later using DNA

(WBRE/WYOU) — The remains of a World War II veteran from Pennsylvania have been accounted for nearly 80 years later.U.S. Army Air Forces second Lieutenant James Litherland was 25 years old when a B-17F flying fortress he was co-piloting was shot down in France, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Three airmen parachuted to safety but Litherland and six other crew members were still on board when the plane crashed near Le Translay, France, authorities said. Tech CEO found de