Nov. 13 (UPI) — The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi were identified more than 82 years following his death in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines.
Calvi of North Adams, Mass., died while being held prisoner in a POW camp after surrendering to Japanese forces in the Philippines in 1942. His remains were identified on Sept. 16, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Wednesday.
Calvi, 23, was stationed with the 17th Pursuit Squadron of the 24th Pursuit Group when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941.
He was among thousands of U.S. and Filipino military personnel who surrendered to Japanese forces in the spring of 1942 and was forced to participate in the infamous Bataan Death March before being held at the Cabanatuan POW Camp #1…