LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida World War II hero returned to Florida and was laid to rest Monday after he had been missing for more than 80 years.
The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Charles C. Palmer Jr. arrived at Southwest Florida International Airport on Friday.
Palmer was honored during a private military ceremony.
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“Palmer was just 20 years old when the B-24H Liberator bomber he served aboard was shot down over Kassel, Germany, on September 27, 1944, during WWII,” the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. “For decades, his family waited for answers. Thanks to the dedication of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and advances in forensic science, Tech. Sgt. Palmer has now been identified and will be laid to rest with full military honors.”…