The Brief
- Navy Airman Robert Louis Cyr Jr., killed in action during World War II in 1944, was laid to rest in Clearwater after his remains were identified last year.
- Cyr was just 19 years old when the PBY-5 Catalina seaplane he was aboard crashed and exploded during takeoff in the South Pacific.
- His family says the burial brings long-awaited closure after more than eight decades of unanswered questions.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – After more than 80 years of uncertainty, the family of Robert Louis Cyr Jr. is finally able to bring their loved one home.
What we know:
Cyr was 19 years old when he died while serving as an aviation radioman aboard a PBY-5 Catalina seaplane stationed in Vanuatu.…