Remains of the only US pilot killed in Brno in WWII handed over to US Ambassador

Photo: Igor Šefr, ČTK

Eighty years ago, U.S. pilot William L. Kiggins was killed during a combat mission over Brno, becoming the only American soldier to die in the Moravian capital during World War II. On Wednesday, the American Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Bijan Sabet received the skeletal remains found at the crash site a few years ago, believed to belong to the pilot.

Second Lieutenant William L.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková