My name is Julie Dalton and I am the daughter of Wayne A Eckley
My father died on Dec. 29th, 1967 when his plane hit a mountain top. For many years we did not know what happened to him but we finally were able to have his remains returned to our family and we had a funeral in Joseph Oregon on October 30th 2000. The AirForce also buried the entire crew in Arlington Cemetary on Nov 15th 2000. - Julie Eckley-Dalton
The Wallowa County Chieftain had an article
about his burial. It brought tears to my eyes when I read it. My sincere
thanks to the Wallowa County Chieftain for allowing it to be placed on
the Wallowa
County AGHP site. Words cannot
express my thanks to Julie for allowing this very private moment
to be shared with you all.
Final
Farewell: The Day Wayne Eckley Came Home
From the Wallowa County Chieftain On-Line Edition