 Recently, Edwin Alexander was killed when his ship hit a mine just days after participating in the D-Day invasion in France in 1944. Alexander's remains weren't recovered until 1957, and a DNA match was made recently with a family member. That is WHIO's Ron Otto reporting. Alexander will be laid to rest beside his mother in Darke County. So do you plan to travel for the 4th? Well, get this. AAA says almost 71 million American travelers will hit the roads for Independence Day.