Arkansas flags to be lowered Monday to honor World War II soldier

Flags across Arkansas will fly at half-staff Monday in honor of a World War II soldier whose remains were recovered after more than 80 years.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered the United States and Arkansas state flags to be lowered from sunrise to sunset Monday, Oct. 19, in remembrance of Cpl. Delmor W. Erwin, who died at the age of 20 while serving his country.

Erwin served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was captured by Japanese forces April 9, 1942. He endured the Bataan Death March and was imprisoned at the Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp…

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