Updated: June 26, 2019 01:14 PM

The remains of a Minnesota airman who had been missing for 60 years have been identified and will return to the state for a burial service.

The U.S. Air Force said Airman 2nd Class Verne C. Budahn, of Arlington, Minnesota, was recovered and will return home on Saturday for a burial with full military honors. 

Budahn’s aircraft, a C-124 Globemaster, crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, on Nov. 22, 1952. The Air Force said there were 11 crewmen and 41 passengers on board at the time of the crash, but adverse weather conditions precluded immediate recovery attempts. In late November and December 1952, search parties were unable to locate and recover any service members.

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Posted on: June 27, 2019, by : tandersondell