{
  "id": 8662873,
  "title": "WWII pilot vanished over Egypt in 1942; family buries him 84 years later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/wwii-pilot-vanished-over-egypt-in-1942-family-buries-him-84-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:34:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1942-a-24-year-old-wwii-pilot-vanished-over-egypt-84-years-later-his-family-finally-buries-him-beside-his-parents-in-north-carolina/articleshow/134364960.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After eight long decades, Captain Marvin Lancaster was laid to rest in North Carolina. His fighter plane was shot down over Egypt during WWII in 1942, and for years, his identity remained a mystery. Thanks to advanced DNA matching, his family finally received closure, gathering to remember his bravery and sacrifice on National POW MIA Recognition Day, a day dedicated to honoring the missing…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}