Walter Mintus’ relatives, Kathy Coder and Elijah Kozak, said their “Uncle Bert” was a Navy Aviation Radioman Third Class during World War II. In July 1944, Mintus "Uncle Bert" was part of a bombing mission targeting a Japanese base in Palau when his Avenger warplane was shot down, just one day shy of his 23rd birthday. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/navy-aviator-honored-nearly-80-years-after-his-death/509-08a1c37d-a2ef-4139-8582-c5d4bae27f72