A US team is on a visit to Assam to find out the mortal remains of their four soldiers who died in air crash during the World War II. Led by David Gooch, the team under the banner of Joint Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command is visiting Sivasagar district.
The focus of attention is a tiny village in Charaideo where the US team along with the officials of archeological survey of India is searching the remains of the US soldiers. The team starts search operation from Wednesday till November 5. The mortal remains, if found, would be handed over to the family members.
The crash took place on June 26 in 1944 when the US war plane crashed with eleven soldiers in Kothiakhunda village. Bodies of seven soldiers were recovered. Four others were left out because of an unavoidable circumstances.
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The US Government is currently working with Rimo Expeditions to recover the mortal remains of four crewmen still missing from the crash of the US Army Air Force B-29 bomber "Eileen", which crashed in Assam's Sivasagar district on 26 June 1944. The missing airmen are 2nd Lt. Walter B. Miklosh of Illinois, Flight Officer Chester L. Rinke of Michigan, S/Sgt. Donal C. Aiken of Washington state, and T/Sgt. John M. Larkins of Tennessee (sources: C. M. Quinn, The Aluminum Trail (1989), National World War II Memorial). We pray that their remains will be recovered and returned to their families. We thank the Government of India for permitting this recovery operation in Assam to proceed...Gary Zaetz, Founder and Chairman of Families and Supporters of America's Arunachal Missing in Action
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A high level meeting of security forces in Tezpur on Friday monitored the prevailing situation in Bihali three days after the gory shoot out in Chauldhua jungle. Top ranked civil and security officials discussed in detail in the escalating tension along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border where surface communication remains paralyzed following the indefinite economic blockade against the nighbouring state.
At least six villagers are believed to have been missing after the bloodbath at Chauldhua where miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh gunned down at least ten people on Wednesday.But the district administration has yet to confirm it. The local residents are in search of the persons inside the dense jungle. Ten bodies were recovered during the last two days after the shoot out.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday slammed AGP, BJP and AIUDF for standing united to ensure the victory of the Opposition consensus candidate in the ensuring Rajya Sabha polls.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Dibrugarh, Gogoi said that despite unbridgeable differences, the opposition parties have stood united only to defeat Congress. But he said that the unity won’t work this time also.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday slammed AGP, BJP and AIUDF for standing united to ensure the victory of the Opposition consensus candidate in the ensuring Rajya Sabha polls.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Dibrugarh, Gogoi said that despite unbridgeable differences, the opposition parties have stood united only to defeat Congress. But he said that the unity won’t work this time also.
Utter confusion seems to have gripped Assam Congress after chief minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita maintained different position on Biswajeet Daimary’s fate in the Rajya Sabha polls.The BPF candidate was in a mood to withdraw the nomination citing lack of strength. But finally, he agreed to contest after Gogoi’s assurance of strategies for his smooth sailing.But APCC president Kalita spoke differently on Friday. He said that the party can’t assure the BPF leader of victory.
ULFA finally confirms death of lady cadre Dalimi alias Anju Saikia.In a statement issued to media, the banned insurgent outfit said on Friday that she was missing since January 5 and her body was found on January 19.According to the outfit, before her missing she lost her mental balance. But they have not explained the reason of their silence.But her bereaved family members have asked for her body if she really died 3 km away from Maynmar camp.
KMSS threatens to go for an intensified protest against the legislators if they fall in horse trading trap in the upcoming Rajya Sabha poll.KMSS leaders told Assam Times that they are keeping close watch on the legislators in the time of a tight contest between a Congress-backed candidate and the Opposition consensus candidate on February 7.
All roads leading to Arunachal Pradesh are blocked in protest against the Bihali incident where 10 villagers were killed in miscreants firing.Several organizations have blocked the Balipara road leading to Tawang from Friday morning forcing all vehicles bound for the neighbouring state stander.
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