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A U.S. Army Private from Illinois, who was captured and lost his life as a prisoner of war during World War II, has officially been accounted for.
The number 82 may be an arbitrary number for most people. But for the family of deceased Army Air Forces Technician Fifth Grade Clifford Harley Strickland, 82 marks the number of years that have passed since his death was reported while serving in World War II in the Philippine Islands. “They were always saddened that […]
On July 28, 1942, U.S. Army Sergeant George Frank Bishop, of Centralia, died at the Imperial Japanese Cabanatuan POW Camp in the Philippines. His body was buried with thousands of others in one of …
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.
Clifford Strickland survived the Bataan Death March but later died in a POW camp. Eight decades later, he is returning home.