SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A World War II veteran is still in awe after getting the surprise of a lifetime over the weekend and it was all put together by his church.

Michael Biakis completed 37 missions as a member of the Air Force and took park in D-Day. In 1945, he was on a training exercise when a burst of heavy snow caused his group to get lost with the wreckage never found.

Sunday’s mass honored his service and returned his memory to his roots in Springfield.

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