Remains of Westminster veteran captured during WWII to be returned to Maryland

Remains of Westminster veteran captured during WWII to be returned to Maryland

The remains of a slain Westminster veteran captured during World War II will be returned to Maryland later this month.U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence R. Beard was officially accounted for in June after being held as a Prisoner of War in 1942.The 27-year-old was a member of the 803rd Engineer Battalion (Aviation), that surrendered when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands.According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Beard was amon…