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Williams nephews seek Navy help to recover WWII crewmen remains
Forty years after the U S Navy Antarctic Highjump tragedy, Fred Williams and two others died in a plane crash near the Roosevelt Sea while mapping the continent. His nephews press lawmakers and the White House for a formal recovery and memorial, arguing the Navy deems retrieval feasible only never. They estimate a possible 2.5 million cost and urge Arlington National Cemetery as a burial site option if remains can be recovered.
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Naval Operations
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Antarctica
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Pensacola
Florida
U.S.S. Pine Island
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Roosevelt Sea
Max Lopez
Wendell Henderson
Mont Belvieu
Jack Williams
George
Deer Park
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Williams Brothers
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St. Martins Press
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Chief of Naval Operations
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Arlington National Cemetery