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SUMMARY:State Mission Request for 08 Apr 2017 from West Virginia - Lt. Peter W. "Bill" Atkinson
DESCRIPTION:Submitted by:\nMember Name:   Steve Chapman\nPosition:   Ride Captain\nCity\, State:   Martinsburg\, West Virginia\nUser Name:   WVCowboy\nEmail:   shchapman@hotmail.com\n \nEmail Subject Line Setup\n\nPrefix to Use – Honor\nSubject Line –   Lt. Peter W. “Bill” Atkinson \, Veteran\, USA – WWII\,  Martinsburg\, West Virginia  – 08 Apr 2017\n\n\n\nSTATEWIDE REQUIRED!\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMod Instructions:\nThe Eastern Panhandle of WV is a long sliver of land that is surrounded by several states: Maryland\, Virginia\, Pennsylvania\, and Washington\, DC.  Can you publish this Mission to those states as well?  I am new to this form\, so my apologies if I have made mistakes.\n\n++++++++ Copy the Information above this line++++++++++\n\n \nHonor Mission\n\n*** DO NOT REPLY *** \nThis is an automated message sent to you because you have subscribed to this State’s Mission thread. For current details on this mission\, please follow the link below. \nLt. Peter W. “Bill” Atkinson\, Veteran \nUSA  – WWII\nMartinsburg\, West Virginia – 08 Apr 2017\n \n\n\nABOUT THE MISSION:\nWhen Lieutenant Peter William “Bill” Atkinson bid farewell to Martinsburg\, West Virginia in 1941 to join a small group of American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilots called the “Flying Tigers” in Burma (now Myanmar)\, no one realized that it would be almost 76 years until he returned.   Unfortunately\, Lt. Atkinson would lose his life in Burma\, and there begins the saga of returning him to his country and family in West Virginia. \nLt. Atkinson was killed testing a Curtiss P-40 airplane in October of 1941 that was fitted with special engine armament.  He was originally buried in the Airmen’s Cemetery at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Toungoo\, Burma\, but all of the headstones in this cemetery were destroyed by the later Japanese invasion and occupation.  In 1947\, after Japan’s defeat\, the process of identifying all of the Airmen in the cemetery began\, and only recently culminated with the positive DNA identification of the remains of three pilots in January of this year. \nAfter being buried in at least four locations ranging from India to Hawaii\, Lt. Atkinson’s journey home is nearing completion.  He will honorably and respectfully be interred in the Rosedale Cemetery in his hometown of Martinsburg\, WV on April 8th of this year. \nWe welcome Lt. Atkinson home.  Patriot\, countryman\, pilot and hero\, he has never been forgotten.  A grateful Nation awaits his return to us here in West Virginia. \nMr. Dennis DuPuis\, a cousin to Lt. Atkinson\, has been a Ride Captain and respected member of the PGR from South Carolina for more than a decade (and over 150\,000 miles on a motorcycle!).  DuPuis was instrumental in the positive identification of Lt. Atkinson’s remains\, and has also helped identify the remains of at least two other pilots belonging to the same elite cadre of “Flying Tigers.” \nPlease join us on April 8th in Martinsburg\, WV\, for this most honorable Mission:\n\nPRIMARY STAGING DETAILS:  08 Apr 2017\n\nPrimary Staging Time:  0915 A.M.\nRosedale Funeral Home and Cemetery\, 917 Cemetery Road\, Martinsburg\, WV  25404\nMartinsburg\, West Virginia – 25404\nhttps://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?q=Rosedale+Funeral+Home+and+Cemetery%2c+917+Cemetery+Road%2c+  \n\nRide Captain:\nRC Steve Chapman (WVCowboy) will be honorably joined by RC Dennis DuPuis (cowboy216970)\, cousin to the deceased\, from South Carolina.\n\nSpecial Instructions:\nThe service and cemetery are in the same location.  There is no bike escort as part of the PGR participation.  Flag lines only.\nBriefing at 0930 hrs;\nFuneral Home Flag Line at 0945 hrs;\nFuneral Home Service at 1030 hrs;\nCemetery Service at 1130 hrs\, with re-formed Flag Line across street;\nUSAF Fly-Over at 1200 hrs.\nPlease dress appropriately!  Check weather!\n\nFlags & Water:\nFlags Will NOT Be Provided\, Please Bring Your Own.\nLarge Bike Flags will NOT be needed.\nWater will be provided. \nSubmitted By:  Steve Chapman\nPosition:  Ride Captain \n\nNote:\nYou do not have to own/ride a motorcycle or be a Veteran to join and membership is Free. The only requirement is RESPECT! To join\, simply go to www.PatriotGuard.org and click on Register. Membership is Free. \nTo subscribe to receive mission notices\, log into the National Site and click on the Mission Tab at the top. Select Upcoming Missions by State. Scroll to the state(s) you would like to receive notices for and click on the green check mark. Detailed instructions are also located in the FAQs on the site by clicking on the Quick Links Tab and selecting FAQs.
URL:https://www.patriotguard.org/mission/state-mission-request-for-08-apr-2017-from-west-virginia-lt-peter-w-bill-atkinson/
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