A World War II veteran is returning to northeast Ohio after his remains were away from home for 80 years, according to Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters.

Platoon Sgt. Harold M. Weaver of Cuyahoga Falls will be welcomed home after the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) confirmed his identity in 2023, which Walters said brought closure to Weaver's family and the community after a long wait.

Weaver was born Sept. 4, 1917, to Lewis Rollin and Marie (Patterson) Weaver. He graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School and went to Kent State University, then enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941, according to the mayor.

Walters said the sergeant was a Marine in Love Company, Third Battalion, 7th Marines, who bravely served in some of World War II's most pivotal battles, including Guadalcanal,

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