More than 70 years after he died fighting for his country,

More than 70 years after he died fighting for his country, the remains of 2nd Lt. Toney Gochnauer were laid to rest on Nov. 4, 2019 at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Gochnauer, 24, of Amarillo, Texas, was a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot who served with the 425th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Heavy Bombardment Group, 14th Air Force, stationed in Kunming, China. He died Jan. 25, 1944, when the B-24J Liberator aircraft he was the co-pilot of disappeared and never arrived at its destination during a supply mission from Kunming, China to Chabua, India, on the dangerous route through the Himalayas known as “The Hump.” (Photo by Tristin English)