Finally, after nearly 80 years, the remains of a Pennsylvania airman lost during a World War II plane crash over Burma have been identified, allowing for his long-awaited burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Back in the summer of 1943, 27-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Henry J. Carlin from Philadelphia was one of six crew members on a B-25C “Mitchell” bomber that crashed during a low-flying mission in Meiktila, Burma.
Carlin’s remains and those of three others on board were not recovered after the war, and they were declared missing in action.
A newspaper clipping shows the announcement of 1st Lt. Carlin’s death. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
According to the DPAA, Carlin’s name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, a site managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission in the Philippines, alongside fellow World War II missing personnel. A rosette will now be affixed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Carlin served as a navigator and was a member of the 22nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 341st Bombardment Group (Medium), 10th Air Force.
