CHARLOTTE — U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Clarence E. Gibbs, 21, of Charlotte, has been identified decades after he was killed during a 1944 bombing mission in Germany.
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His remains were recovered in a German cemetery and confirmed using DNA and dental analysis.
Gibbs will be buried in Clinton, South Carolina, at a later date.
In late 1944, Gibbs was assigned to 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 1st Bombardment Division, 8th Air Force.
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