World War II Airman To Be Buried After 82 Years
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Fri, 16 October 2026
7 reports- iheart.com18:27first to report
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.
- iheart.com18:27
Staff Sergeant Nick Gavalas, a World War II airman from Birmingham, Alabama, will be buried on Friday (October 23) after his remains were identified 82 years posthumously. Gavalas was killed in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Italy.