to investigate. Colonel Pakassa refused to acknowledge their authority, and claimed that the Italians had escaped his soldiers' custody. Lundula then traveled to Kindu to insist that Pakassa file a formal report on the incident, upon which Pakassa told him that he had no information to share. Lundula and Minister of Interior Christophe Gbenye submitted a formal report on the incident. The UN reinforced its garrison at Kindu and immediately prepared to disarm the rebellious Congolese soldiers. News of this action infuriated the pro-Gizenga ministers in the central government, leading to violent incidents in Parliament. Prime Minister Cyrille Adoula held a closed session, after which he denounced the UN's actions and declared their investigative commission unnecessary in the face of Lundula's and Gbenye's report. Two days later Officer in charge of UN Operations in the Congo Sture Linner agreed not to disarm the Stanleyville troops. Pokassa was later arrested by Lundula after Gizenga's regime in the eastern Congo collapsed. The perpetrators of the murders were never punished. Commemorations In 1994 they were awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor. Here are the names of the airforcemen. (USAF ranks are added for comparison). Onorio De Luca, Sottotenente (2nd Lieutenant) pilot, age 25; Filippo Di Giovanni, Maresciallo motorista 3° Classe (Master Sergeant engineer) age 42 (a former POW in the US and member of the Torpedo Bomber arm of the Regia Aeronautica in WWII); Armando Fabi, Sergente Maggiore (Staff Sergeant) board electrician, age 30; Giulio Garbati, Sottotenente (2nd Lieutenant) pilot, age 22; Giorgio Gonelli, Capitano (Captain) pilot, age 31, deputy commander; Antonio Mamone, Sergente (Airman First Class) wireless operator, age 28; Martano Marcacci, Sergente (Airman First Class) board electrician, age 27; Nazzareno Quadrumani, Maresciallo 3° Classe (Master Sergeant) engineer, age 42 (born in Montefalco, Perugia). Former member of Regia Aeronautica and Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force; Francesco Paga, sergente (Airman First Class) wireless operator, age 31; Amedeo Parmeggiani, Maggiore (Major) pilot, age 43, commanding officer of both aircrews; former member of 21° Gruppo Caccia of the Regia Aeronautica and veteran of the Russian, Sicily, and Italian Campaign; Silvestro Possenti, sergente maggiore montatore (Staff Sergeant assembly operator), age 40, veteran of Regia Aeronautica and Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force; Francesco Paolo Remotti, Tenente (First Lieutenant) medic, age 29; Nicola Stigliani, Sergente Maggiore montatore (Staff Sergeant, assembly operator) age 30; It was not until 2007 that the victims' relatives were awarded compensation. A monument to the