Pilot lost in war found at last

August 17, 2022

Seventy-nine years and one day after Grafton native son and 1st Lt. Roy Harms was killed in the ill-fated Operation Tidal Wave during World War II, Harms’ remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Harms’ nephew Slade Gerholt said Monday while reflecting on the call the family received notifying them of the news. “It was a surprise. Everyone’s pretty excited about it.

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Pilot lost in war found at last