BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The remains of United States Army Air Force Captain Arthur M. Lingo arrived at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary in Bakersfield on Friday.
A number of veterans were there to salute Captain Lingo and welcome him home.
In late 1944, the 24-year-old Fellows native was flying a bomber escort mission over Germany when his P-51 Mustang fighter was shot down by enemy aircraft…