This American Hero Is Finally Coming Home

WWII pilot's remains to be repatriated

1st Lt. John Thomas, USAAC, stands next to his B-24 Liberator, Aire Lobo

Like millions of American men, John Thomas was eager to do his bit after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Like more than 400,000 of them, he never saw home again. His beloved sister Ruth mourned her brother to the end of her days. Decades after John’s death, his family still felt his abs…