The Philly.com web site has a great news article about one of Megan Smolenyak's latest efforts. Staff Sgt. Zoltan Dobovich's family knew he died in the crash of a B-17 in the Alps on the Italian-French border on Nov. 1, 1946. The family also knew remains found at the crash site the following summer were buried in a common grave at Arlington Cemetery under a tombstone listing the names of all eight Army Air Force officers and airmen killed. However, they did not know whether any of the body parts recovered then or in subsequent decades as the glaciers on the Mont Blanc range retreated belonged to the radioman from Bucks County - until now.
Thanks in part to some detective work by genealogist Megan Smolenyak, the military was able to conduct DNA testing that identified some of the remains as those of Dobovich.
You can read more about this wonderful story in an article by Joseph A. Gambardello at http://goo.gl/vC53T.
Thanks in part to some detective work by genealogist Megan Smolenyak, the military was able to conduct DNA testing that identified some of the remains as those of Dobovich.
You can read more about this wonderful story in an article by Joseph A. Gambardello at http://goo.gl/vC53T.
