World War II soldier who died as prisoner of war identified more than 80 years later

A World War II veteran from New Mexico who died as a prisoner of war was identified last July, however, the announcement was made in May.

A World War II veteran from New Mexico who died as a prisoner of war was identified in July. The announcement was made on Friday, May 31.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Manuel Trujillo , 22, of Santa Fe , was captured and killed by Japanese forces. The capture happened after U.S. forces surrendered at Bataan on April 9, 1942.The reason for the delayed announcement was due to the full briefing on his identification only recently being received by his family.

Trujillo was captured, and he and other prisoners of war were forced to do the 65-mile Bataan death march. Those surviving men were then held at the Cabanatuan prisoners of war camp.After the world war, human remains were relocated to a temporary location by the American Graves Registration Service. Three sets of remains were able to be identified by AGRS.The rest of the remains were buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial as unknowns.

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