Finding the Unknown Crew

Monday, October 25, 2021 at 02:26 PM ET

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The C-141B, serial number 65-0245, stands sentinel at the boneyard, from the flight carrying the Vietnam Unknown from Travis Air Force Base in California, to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on May 25, 1984. Courtesy: Mark Miller

Key Takeaways:

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery is nearing its 100th anniversary on Veterans Day, commemorating unidentified fallen service members.
The Society of the Honor Guard for the TUS is actively searching for crewmembers who transported unknown soldiers from the Pacific theater in World War II (1958) and Vietnam (1984).
This search, aided by FLYING magazine, aims to gather and preserve these vital historical details before the upcoming anniversary.