A World War II pilot who went missing in action over Italy in 1943 has finally been laid to rest in his native Harford County, Maryland. The solemn return of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Walter R. Bateman was made possible by the exhaustive recovery efforts of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the seamless teamwork of Army casualty officers from North Carolina to Maryland, and an overwhelming display of local honor.
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