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World War II POW Guardsman Returned Home for Burial

Oct 3, 2024

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CHICAGO – Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, is finally home,

A military and funeral honors team loads the flag-draped coffin containing the remains of Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele into a hearse at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago Oct. 1, 2024. Jerele was a World War II prisoner of war who died in captivity in 1943.