The single biggest problem of the 8th Air Force Bomber Command during World War Il was not German fighters, nor German anti-aircraft fire, nor American equipment or personnel or command; it was bad weather!
initially the war department was very resistant to the idea of an unknown soldier. they felt they could identify all the unknown soldiers. there were about 2500 in world war i. but that didn t happen. there was a movement after france and england had unthen soldier for america to have unknown soldier. documented with photographs the experts began in 1921. the unknown soldier chosen after unidentified caskets were unearthed from four american cemeteries in france. and they were about to give a general officer the right to select the unknown for america. the america s unknown soldier. but the french said no, you should use an enlisted man to select the unknown. that man was edward unger, who had fought in some of the toughest battles in world war i. wounded twice. given a bouquet of flowers to help make the selection. walked into the chapel and laid the bouquet on one