Private Kenneth "Dayle" Farris' remains were transported from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Restland Memorial Park for burial on Friday.
Pvt. Farris, a Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, was killed in action near the town of Grosshau, Germany, in the final years of World War II.
He served with Company B, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infrantry division.
According to records, Pvt. Farris was wounded by artillery. His regiment remained in combat for several more days, reaching the outskirts of Gey, Germany, before being pulled off the front line.
His sister Judith Bingham last saw her brother when she was four.
"He was handsome,” Bingham remembers.
Since she was 23, Bingham says she has been working to find his remains, even traveling to Germany.
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“I knew that he was somewhere and we could find him if we kept looking," she said.
Thanks to DNA analysis, Farris' remains where discovered this past year in an unnamed grave in the Netherlands. And on Friday, his remains landed at DFW to full honors before being taken to Restland Cemetery.
