 Soldiers from several Army reserve units stationed in New York helped honor First Lieutenant John Joseph Heffernan, Jr. as his repatriated remains were interred November 19th at St. John Catholic Cemetery in Queens, New York City. Heffernan served in the 490th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. On February 22, 1944, he and six crewmates were lost when their aircraft caught fire and crashed into a field in Burma. We volunteered today to honor not only a fallen comrade, but also a fellow New Yorker. From January to March 2019, the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency conducted a recovery mission at the crash site. On November 2, 2021, the DPAA positively identified Heffernan's remains from among those recovered. Generally, our soldiers are always ready to volunteer their time to remember and to honor the ones that have fallen. His remains were found and we're here to bring him home. I hope that this brings peace to the family.