Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Calkins, W.)
August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Private William E. Calkins, 20, of Washington County, Oregon, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Apr. 17, 2024.
In late 1942, Calkins was a member of Company B, 31st Infantry Regiment, when Japanese forces invaded the Phil . . .
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Private William E. Calkins, 20, of Washington County, Oregon, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Apr. 17, 2024.
In late 1942, Calkins was a member of Company B, 31st Infantry Regiment, when Japanese forces invaded the Phil . . .