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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
National
Joe Holleman

Home at last: Pearl Harbor sailor from St. Louis finally identified, laid to rest

After more than 80 years gone, Paul Boemer finally returned from Hawaii.

And Vince Boemer — who gently accepted the folded American flag that had covered his brother’s casket — was happy to welcome him back.

“He was a good man,” Boemer said. “He was a good older brother.”

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