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TSgt. Leukering laid to rest in Metropolis
'I thank God for Tech. Sgt. Leukering's sacrifice': WWII airman laid to rest in Massac County. Exactly 80 years after his death, U.S. Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt. William Luster Leukering's remains were buried Thursday, July 18, at Round Springs Cemetery, just outside Metropolis, Illinois.
Flags placed in Metropolis for service of repatriated World War II soldier
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Volunteers of all ages set up 400 American flags Wednesday in Metropolis to honor the U.S. Army Air Corps soldier whose remains were finally repatriated last week after he disappeared during World War II. Volunteers from The Flagman's Mission, an organization that aims to honor the...
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