"World War II Marine finally returns home, 75 years after his death"
Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct 2018
"Devastated by his divorce and stunned by the attack on Pearl Harbor, auto mechanic Harry Carlsen climbed into his car and headed west to Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the Marines. Less than two years after the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, Tech. Sgt. Harry “Bud” Carlsen, 31, a native of suburban Brookfield, died in November 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa in the Pacific theater of World War II.
His remains, along with those of 549 other Marines killed in the battle, were not identified or recovered for decades. On Wednesday, nearly 75 years after his death, Carlsen finally returned home.
“When his name would come up at family parties, my grandmother always got very quiet, as Harry was her brother, and even years later it was still very painful,” said Ed Spellman, a great-nephew of Carlsen.
On Wednesday afternoon, Spellman gathered with members of his family and veterans from the area at O’Hare International Airport to greet the arrival of Carlsen’s remains with a hero’s welcome."
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