Nearly eight decades after he disappeared in a World War II plane crash over Burma, the remains of a Pennsylvania airman have been identified, paving the way for the hero’s long-awaited burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

In the summer of 1943, U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Henry J. Carlin, a 27-year-old from Philadelphia, was among six crew members aboard a B-25C “Mitchell” bomber that went down during a low-altitude raid in Meiktila, Burma.

Carlin’s remains and those of three others on board were not recovered after the war, and they were declared missing in action.

A newspaper clipping shows the announcement of 1st Lt. Carlin’s death. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

Carlin’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in the Philippines, along with the others missing from WWII, according to the DPAA. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

Carlin served as a navigator and was a member of the 22nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 341st Bombardment Group (Medium), 10th Air Force.