Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct a burial service for Army 2nd Lt. Alvin Beethe. Beethe died on Nov. 26, 1944 after his P-38 crashed during a bombing mission over Germany. (Mike Morones/Army Times)

Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct a burial service for Army 2nd Lt. Alvin Beethe. Beethe died on Nov. 26, 1944 after his P-38 crashed during a bombing mission over Germany. (Mike Morones/Army Times)