Long-lost remains of Lincoln native killed in WWII to be buried at last

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Steve Liewer

More than 70 years after he shipped out to the South Pacific, Marine Pvt. Palmer Haraldson finally is coming home.

Haraldson, a native of Lincoln who grew up near Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Nov. 22, 1943, during fierce fighting against Japanese forces at Tarawa Atoll. This week his long-lost remains — identified earlier this year by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency — will be buried with military honors in Fort Dodge.

Though none of Haraldson’s immediate family is still living, at least 30 relatives are expected to attend the ceremony on Wednesday, said Haraldson’s niece Carolyn Redding, 70, of San Clemente, California.

“He was much loved in our family,” Redding said. “Everyone is just amazed.”

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Marine Pvt. Palmer Haraldson, a native of Lincoln who grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa, was killed during an attack on the Tarawa Atoll. His remains subsequently were lost for decades.

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