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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Norman, Oklahoma [Image 3 of 4]

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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Norman, Oklahoma

    FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    05.01.2023

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    U.S. Army Human Resources Command

    The remains of World War Soldier U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Charles W. Eeds will be interred May 19, at First Christian Church-Norman, Norman, Oklahoma. Eeds was a member of the 48th Materiel Squadron, in the Philippines, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941. He was among the thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members captured and interned at Prisoner of War camps, and subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March, when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. Eeds died a prisoner of war July 19, 1942, at age 23.

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2023
    Date Posted: 05.15.2023 10:18
    Photo ID: 7796562
    VIRIN: 230515-A-A4484-1004
    Resolution: 579x600
    Size: 112.27 KB
    Location: FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US

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