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Walter Bateman Finally Home | Annapolis News
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A heartfelt hero’s welcome unfolded at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport as Marylander and WWII hero First Lieutenant Walter Bateman was finally laid to rest after 79 years. His B-24D Liberator bomber crashed over Italy in 1943, killing all ten crew members — including the 22-year-old pilot. After decades of searching, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains this year, sparking a moving tribute from military, airline, and local officials. Bateman will be buried at Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Joppa, Maryland, on September 6 — a solemn yet fitting end to a story that reminds us to honor those who gave everything for our freedom.
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