The remains of two California servicemen killed during World War II have finally been positively identified, bringing closure to their families more than 80 years after their deaths.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), a Department of Defense agency tasked with locating and identifying missing American service members from past conflicts, announced that the two men have been accounted for and funeral arrangements are underway.
The remains of following servicemen have been identified by DPAA utilizing DNA analysis and anthropological examination:
Pvt. Herbert R. Worley, U.S. Army
Pvt. Herbert R. Worley, 21, of Bell, was captured during the fall of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines in 1942 and died as a prisoner of war at the Cabanatuan POW Camp.
He was among thousands subjected to the brutal 65-mile Bataan Death March and endured inhumane conditions at the camp, where over 2,500 prisoners perished during the war.
Worley died on June 28, 1942 and was buried in a common grave in the camp cemetery along other prisoners who never made it home alive.