CUYAHOGA FALLS — After nearly eight decades, Platoon Sergeant Harold M. Weaver, of Cuyahoga Falls, is coming home. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) confirmed his identification in 2023, bringing long-awaited closure to his family and our community, according to city officials.
The public is invited to join in welcoming Sgt. Weaver home at a community ceremony Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Military Section of Oakwood Cemetery, 2420 Oakwood Drive. Parking is available at the Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium, 2345 Fourth St. The military service will include a welcome by Mayor Don Walters, a scripture reading and prayer by the Rev. Kyle McQuinn and a Marine Corps presentation. Following the ceremony, he will be laid to rest next to his parents during a private burial in the cemetery.
Born in Cuyahoga Falls Sept. 4, 1917, to Lewis Rollin and Marie (Patterson) Weaver, Sgt. Weaver graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School and attended Kent State University before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1941…