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After wracking my brains (ok, ok, it was a google search) this is a sample of what I came up with:
Ernest Munn disappeared on a World War II training fight over California in 1942. The wreck of the plane was located in 1947, along with some human remains. The remains that were found were buried together in a single grave in San Bruno, California. In 2007, Peter Stekel, who was researching a book he’s writing, Final Flight, found additional remains in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They were identified as being those of Munn through DNA analysis.
Fast Facts:
1. Full Name: Ernest Glenn Munn
2. Resided: St. Clairsville, Ohio
3. Rank: Aviation Cadet
4. Disappeared November 18, 1942
5. Funeral scheduled for May, 2008
Also this:
The mysterious frozen remains of a U.S. World War II pilot found atop a mountain in California by two hikers last year has been identified as airman Ernest G. Munn.
Munn had been missing since his training flight disappeared over the Sierra Nevada mountain range on November 18, 1942, the U.S. military said Monday. He was 23 at the time.
Last year, two hikers found the frozen remains of a man with blond, wavy hair in a remote area of Kings Canyon, east of Fresno, California. A tattered sweater still clung to the body, and an unopened parachute lay nearby, said Peter Sketel, one of the hikers who made the discovery.
DNA testing revealed that the mummy was Munn. His family had been left with many questions regarding his disappearance for over 60 years. His mother never cut her hair again and lived to 102, always awaiting word on what happened to her son.
The remains were found by Peter Sketel and his hiking partner.
There were also reports in the news of several other crashed and missing planes that were found during the search for Fossett.