On July 28, 1942, U.S. Army Sgt. George Frank Bishop died at the Japanese Cabanatuan POW Camp in the Philippines. Bishop’s body was buried with thousands of others in one of the camp’s mass graves. Bishop’s remains were identified in June 2023, and he is to be buried in Washington state in May.
It’s been nearly 82 years since thousands of American and Filipino prisoners were forced into what became known as the “Bataan Death March.” The last survivor of that horrific event died in 2023; now, the march and its horrors risk becoming a footnote to history. Those operating the National American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor […]
The remains of an Indian River Co. soldier killed while fighting in World War II and whose body was not identified for more than 80 years will be laid to rest.
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Relatives say they are disappointed the US government failed to pressure Tokyo to face up to the historic abuses of prisoners by the Japanese companies during WWII.