Earlier this month the story of an American pilot's body found in Northern California was in the news:
The wreckage of an airplane lost during World War II in northern California
has been found.
The TBM Avenger went down in Clear Lake just south of the Oregon border Dec. 4, 1944, during a training mission. The crash killed both men on board. The body of radioman David Herget was recovered in 1945. The body of the pilot, Lt. Robert Pinz, was never found.
Now here is a story about an American servicemen who was murdered and buried in a Auckland New Zealand back yard as a result of a fight over a woman:
United States officials are investigating claims that the body of an American soldier from World War II is buried in the backyard of an Auckland, property.
New Zealand police have confirmed their staff are working on what could be a 60-year-old murder mystery.
The Herald on Sunday understands the claims came to light only this year, following the death of a New Zealander who identified himself as the killer of the soldier to a member of his family.
The man is believed to have told a family member he had fallen out with the American serviceman over a woman. There was a brawl, and the American died. The man then buried the soldier's body in the backyard of a house in Ponsonby.
Historian Harry Biolette said New Zealand men envied the American servicemen and often the tension erupted in fights.
"It was a man shortage situation during the war," said Mr Bioletti, who wrote the book The Yanks are coming: the American invasion of New Zealand, 1942-1944.
"They envied them because they had so much money and looked so smartly turned out. There were stoushes and fights."
Of course, to this day Americans and America are still hated and envied for their virtues.
Hat tip: Patrick
