Monessen airman lost during WWII finally got his military funeral nearly 60 years later

Sgt. Edward R. Cipriani of Monessen – missing in action for nearly six decades after a recovery team discovered the plane’s wreckage and his identification tags.

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country during World War II.

By JOHN J. TURANIN
For the MVI

It was Feb. 7, 1942. The B-17 Flying Fortress bomber had taken off from Florida weeks earlier and was now halfway around the world.

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