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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n1st Lieutenant William Gray was 21-years-old when his single-seat P-47D aircraft went down near Lindau, Germany on April 16, 1945 and his earthly remains went undiscovered until last year when they were found embedded in a tree that had grown around him, according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Defense POW\/MIA said investigators recovered Gray\u2019s remains last year. Two people who saw Gray\u2019s plane go down told the investigators where to look, Q13 Fox reported Friday. The investigators were in Lindau on another recovery mission. <\/p>\n \u201cThe bones they found were embedded in the tree,\u201d Gray\u2019s niece Jan Bradshaw told the station.<\/p>\n Her brother Doug Louvier added, \u201cIt grew over his remains and really protected and marked the spot.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n His remains were brought home to his family, and to his best friend, Jim Louvier, who had joined the service with Gray, but Louvier came home from the war while Gray didn’t. Louvier kept the promise to his friend o take care of hi family if he didn’t make it home by marrying Gray’s sister until he finally passed in 2010. Now the best friends, Louvier and Gray rest side-by-side according to Q13 FOX<\/a>;<\/p>\n The two men were given a military burial with honors.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they are having a cold drink up there smacking their glass together and saying we are finally back together,\u201d Louvier said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"