1st Lt. Paul G. Magers and Chief Warrant Officer Donald L. Wann MIA no more

1st lt. killed in Vietnam remains returned

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 26, 2010 8:38:22 EDT

BILLINGS, Mont. — The remains of a Billings soldier whose helicopter was shot down during the Vietnam War have been returned to Montana.

The remains of Army 1st Lt. Paul G. Magers, which had been missing for nearly four decades, were returned in a flag-draped casket Wednesday as family members gathered at the Billings airport to pay their respects.

A vigil service will be held Thursday, and a memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday in Billings. Burial will follow with full military honors at Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery in Laurel.

Magers was killed June 1, 1971, when the AH-1 Cobra helicopter he was flying in was shot down in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. Also killed in the crash was Chief Warrant Officer Donald L. Wann, of Shawnee, Okla.

The men's remains were identified in March through DNA testing.
1st lt killed in Vietnam remains returned