HOUSTON — Law enforcement officials escorted the to their final resting place on Monday.

was 20 when he died on D-Day during World War II. This summer, nearly 80 years after his death, he was finally accounted for.

Members of law enforcement cleared the way for Hartman's remains and his loved ones to get to Houston National Cemetery for a burial service.

What happened to Hartman?

Hartman served with the 500th Medical Collecting Company, 60th Medical Battalion. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, he was aboard Landing Craft Infantry (Large) 92 with about 200 other service members headed for Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. The landing craft struck an underwater mine and came under enemy artillery fire, setting the vessel ablaze. A blast ignited the ship’s fuel, and all those in the troop compartmen

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