Pilot identified 82 years after crash in Burma

In Burma, during World War II, Charles W. McCook served as an armor-gunner on a B-25C Mitchell involved in a bombing raid on August 3, 1943. This mission aimed to target the Meiktila dam and Japanese barracks, but tragically, McCook's plane was damaged during the raid. He was credited by fellow soldier Sgt. Boyd for saving lives by bringing the aircraft to a safe altitude, allowing Boyd and another soldier to parachute to safety before the plane's crash. McCook was soon listed as missing in action and later presided over by the American Grave Registration Service, which recovered unidentified remains from a grave in Burma. In 1947, various remains were found, but they could not be linked to McCook at that time.