McCollum died after his bomber plane crashed ... the WWII-era wreckage and recovered his remains. Born in Ohio, McCollum is being laid to rest in San Jose near his only sister’s children.

The mission was carried out with a B-25C "Mitchell" bomber. McCook was the plane's pilot. Carlin was its navigator, and Burke was the armor-gunner. There were three other men also aboard the plane.

The remotely operated vehicle used during the dive pinpointed the “jumbled wreckage ... Yorktown’s reserve force on the first morning of the battle, officials said. Another plane with ...