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WWII soldier’s remains are returned home to Mississippi
« on: September 09, 2019, 11:12:08 am »
WWII soldier’s remains are returned home to Mississippi
By: The Associated Press 
 

JACKSON, Miss. — The remains of a World War II soldier have been returned home to Mississippi, nearly 77 years after he died as a prisoner of war.

Army Pfc. Harvey Andrew Nichols was a native of the small town of Braxton, near Jackson. He was taken prisoner in the Philippines when the Japanese invaded in December 1941.

The Mississippi National Guard says Nichols survived the Bataan Death March as he and others walked to a prison camp. According to camp records, Nichols died of malaria and malnutrition on Nov. 19, 1942. He was 27.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/09/05/wwii-soldiers-remains-are-returned-home-to-mississippi/