Pvt. Bennett H. Waters, a U.S. Army Air Forces Soldier, served with the 17th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group in the Philippines. He was captured by enemy forces during the Japanese invasion of the islands in April 1942, survived the Bataan Death March, and was sent to the Cabanatuan POW Camp. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), the Japanese government reported that Waters died on Jan. 9, 1945, at the age of 26, when his ship was attacked and sank. After the war ended, the American Graves Registration Command investigated and recovered missing American personnel. In recent years, several sets of these remains have undergone further study and scientific analysis for positive identification, including Waters. Waters' living relatives gathered April 4, 2026, for a funeral service and burial with full military honors in Blackshear, Georgia. (DPAA photo)
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2026 10:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9604995 |
| VIRIN: | 260409-O-XX986-7351 |
| Resolution: | 2595x3722 |
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| Location: | FORT DRUM, NEW YORK, US |
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