Janice Sterner Jones of Kalispell holds the officers hat that belonged her uncle, 1st Lt. Jack McWilliams. A resident of Somers, McWilliams was shot down in Europe in January 1945. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
May 25, 2024
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May 27, 2024 midnight
Though once lost, 1st Lt. Jack McWilliams will not be forgotten
The flier, a member of the Flathead High School class of 1940, was last seen on a mission over Germany in January of that year. The War Department expressed its deep regrets.