Family Honors Life of Alabama MIA/POW After 80 Years

British man tries to retrace father’s war service in Malta, 80 years on

When Robert Hallam was growing up in Sheffield, his father Fred never spoke about his experiences during the second world war.That silence would stay with Robert into adulthood, leading him on a journey to piece together fragments of his father’s wartime past. Bad luck and ill health have got in the way of that journey,...

American Homecoming — Pfc. Thomas returns to Verbena after 83 years, buried beside family - The Clanton Advertiser

By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor “The planes never came.” A beacon of character and drive, Private First Class Norman R. Thomas of Verbena’s 83-year journey to get back to his family is now complete after the soldier was laid to rest at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church on July 17. Pfc. Thomas’ journey from Verbena to the Philippines now ends with him buried next to his parents, F.J. and Cora, and his sister Rubye Thomas Jones. “We are so proud of…

WWII Airman returns home to Savannah after 81 years

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – It's a homecoming that's been 81 years in the making. A Savannah hero who served and sacrificed in World War II is finally returning home to rest beside his family. Today the city will honor 2nd Lieutenant Milton Leonard Hymes Jr., a young airman who vanished in combat and is now getting the tribute he never received. 2nd Lieutenant Milton Leonard Hymes Jr. Hymes was just 22 years old when his bomber went down over the Ba…

Family honors life of Alabama MIA/POW after 80 years

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — On Thursday, a family is honored the life of a courageous veteran after being missing in action for over 80 years. Private First Class Norman Thomas, a WWII veteran, is coming home. A native of Verbena, Thomas was missing in action until this year. And, on Thursday, the family is laying him to rest and honoring his life. 20th Annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday set to take place July 18-20 "His name has been p…

Flanner Buchanan welcoming WW2 hero home for military burial

After more than seven decades missing in action, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Wallace Simmons Jr. is returning home.

WWII hero to be laid to rest 80 years later in Lawrence County

MOULTON — More than 80 years after he was killed fighting Japanese troops in Burma, the body of Pvt. Mack Kidd will make its way from Nashville, through Decatur, to