Pittsburgh native killed in World War II now accounted for

A Pittsburgh native who was killed during World War II is now accounted for.

Sgt. Sidney Burke, 22, was a member of the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group, 10th Air Force and served as the Armor-Gunner of a B-25C “Mitchell” bomber during a mission in Burma in 1943.

His aircraft crashed during a low-altitude bombing raid, and he was declared missing in action after the war…

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