ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A native of St. Louis, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, is finally home.
The Department of Defense has positively identified the remains of Navy Coxswain Paul Boemer. Boemer was 21 years old on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese army attacked the USS Oklahoma, the ship on which he was stationed. His remains were found in the 1940s, but never identified.
In 2015, the remains of Boemer and 45 other service members were unearthed from a national cemetery in Honolulu. Scientists began working to identify each using advanced technology.
In May, the Navy said Boemer would be flown to St. Louis for a proper burial.
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