The search for a long-lost World War II pilot may finally be over.
First Lt. Frank P. “Bud” Hayes was piloting a rescue aircraft that crashed in late 1945 at the end of the war. Hayes, who grew up on a farm in rural Filer, Idaho, has a strong connection to Horry County. His niece is retired Conway attorney Carla Grabert-Lowenstein. She is married to Henry Lowenstein, emeritus professor and former business dean at Coastal Carolina University in Conway.