(Elwood, IL) — The remains of an Illinois Army soldier who died as a prisoner of war during World War II is set to be laid to rest later this year. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that U.S. Army Private 1st Class Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois was accounted for last December. Jerele was captured when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1942. Scientists used DNA analysis and historical records to officially identify his remains, which will be buried in Elwood, Illinois, on October 6th.
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