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  • Skeleton found at 1954 crash site in Laos may be remains of famed soldier 'Earthquake McGoon'

    12/05/2002 1:30:26 AM PST · by HAL9000 · 5 replies · 1,903+ views
    Associated Press | December 5, 2002 | RICHARD PYLE
    NEW YORK, Dec 05, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- The discovery of a skeleton in a remote corner of Laos may mark the beginning of the end of a fabled chapter of the Cold War, when an American soldier of fortune known as "Earthquake McGoon" became a household name for his daring exploits in China and Southeast Asia. The recent finding by a U.S. task force has raised hopes for identifying James B. McGovern, or possibly his co-pilot, Wallace A. Buford, who were shot down in 1954 in the last days of the French Indochina war. "That's incredible...