Quinlan residents welcomed home the remains of an Army pilot 79 years after his bomber was shot down in World War II.
. Norris was a native of Quinlan who joined the Army and became a bomber pilot. His plan was shot down over Romania in 1943. Norris was then just 23 years old. His remains were recently exhumed, and DNA testing last year finally allowed his family to bring them home on a flight that landed today at DFW Airport.
"When you have family that's been missing this long, I'm pretty sure that they're... thankful." Laura Kennemer is one of dozens of Quinlan residents who were waiting when a procession led by emergency vehicles surrounded the hearse carrying the Norris's casket to a local funeral home passed through town.
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