Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Identifies Remains of Illinois National Guard Soldier From World War II
April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 20 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news:
By Pfc. Harry Jerele, a member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, died while a Prisoner of War at Cabanatuan POW Camp
Rosemary Dillon, of Chicago, was about five years old when her Uncle Harry, who was serving in the Illinois Army National Guard's Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, was activated for federal service, arriving in the Philippines just days before the Japanese attack on Pearl . . .
By Pfc. Harry Jerele, a member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, died while a Prisoner of War at Cabanatuan POW Camp
Rosemary Dillon, of Chicago, was about five years old when her Uncle Harry, who was serving in the Illinois Army National Guard's Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, was activated for federal service, arriving in the Philippines just days before the Japanese attack on Pearl . . .