Airman found in glacier after 63 years is buried

Associated Press
Indianapolis Star
____________
Brainerd, Minnesota (US):
A World War II airman whose frozen body was chipped out of a California glacier last fall was laid to rest in his hometown Friday, more than six decades after the young man disappeared during a training flight. Leo Mustonen's two nieces were among about 100 people who gathered at First Lutheran Church. A full military funeral followed at a cemetery overlooking the Mississippi River.
_______________
See Also:
U.S. airman, frozen in time, is given a name
Frozen WWII Airman Gets Proper Burial
________________
"This is one of the most unique and special days that any of us will ever be a part of," Pastor Andy Smith said. "Today we are burying a small-town boy from Brainerd, Minnesota, who dreamed of flying."Mustonen was 22 when his AT-7 navigational plane disappeared after takeoff from a Sacramento, Calif., airfield on Nov. 18, 1942.
An engine, scattered remains and clothing were found over the following years, far from the plane's intended course. All four men aboard were killed in the crash.
Mustonen's remains were not found until last year, when two mountain climbers spotted an arm jutting out of the ice.