The body of a fallen Marine from here in the east has been recovered after an aircraft crash off the coast of Japan in December.
WITN in Greenville reports Lt. Colonel Kevin Herrmann, 38, of New Bern was killed when a KC-130 collided with an FA-18 fighter jet during a training exercise off the coast of Japan in December. Both aircraft crashed into the ocean.
The U.S. Marine Corps says his body was recovered during a salvage operation earlier this month.
Go to WITN.com for more details.