SHAWANO (NBC 26) — The remains of Herbert McLaughlin, a World War II airman killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, have finally returned to his hometown of Shawano, Wisconsin, more than 80 years after his death.

Watch the Freedom Riders bring Herbert's body home in the video below: Pearl Harbor hero returns: Herbert McLaughlin's remains come home to Wisconsin after over 80 years

On Wednesday evening, a group of Freedom Riders and an honor guard escorted McLaughlin's remains to the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano, marking the end of a decades-long journey home.

Though McLaughlin has been gone from Shawano for more than 80 years, he was never forgotten. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post bears his name and now houses his Purple Heart, which was turned over last month by McLaug

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