The remains of a member of the United States Air Force and an Evansville’s resident who died in 1952 were escorted back to the airman’s hometown Friday accompanied by a military convoy, according to information released by the City of Evansville Police Department Wednesday.
Airman 2nd Class Edward J. Miller died in Alaska after the plane he was in collided with a glacier, according to the release. His remains were recently recovered.
On Friday, Miller was escorted from General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee to Ward-Hurtley Funeral Home in Evansville. Miller will be laid to rest at Maple Hill Cemetery also in Evansville, on Saturday, the release stated. The service, which is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m., is open to the public.
Friday’s military convoy, which was accompanied by members of Miller’s family, was escorted by members of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department, according to the release.
Members of the public were invited to show their respect to Miller by lining the procession route.
Information posted on the Rock County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page noted that Miller’s remains would arrive in Milwaukee Friday afternoon around 4:46 p.m.
After a reception, a convoy, escorted by Milwaukee County Sheriff Deputies, would begin, traveling along South Interstate 43, with a final destination of the funeral home in Evansville, according to the Facebook post.
On Friday, the motorcade traveled along I-43, entering Walworth County at 5:50 p.m., passing through the communities of East Troy, Elkhorn, Delavan and Darien.
The convoy exited I-43 in Darien, next moving along U.S. Highway 14 to the Rock County line, entering Rock County at 6:21 p.m.
In Rock County, the motorcade traveled through the city of Milton along County Highway M and U.S. Highway 51, moving through Indianford and Fulton before arriving in Evansville at 7:03 p.m.
Pictures of the motorcade are found on the Rock County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RockSheriff.
A motorcade escorting the remains of Airman 2nd Class Edward J. Miller of Evansville travels from Milwaukee into Walworth County on I-43. The photo is one of several posted by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office to its Facebook page. More photos are found here: https://www.facebook.com/RockSheriff.
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