WWII POW's remains repatriated to Vermont
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Thu, 6 August 2026Mon, 10 August 2026
What it is about
Wwii Us Army Air ForcesWilmington PolicePursuit GroupCabanatuan, Cabanatuan, PhilippinesJapanesePhilippinesCarol WhitmoreSarah AlbrychtShirley MclenithanShawn DevlinRick SetzerBennington High SchoolAccounting AgencyBennington Army Private First Class Bernard SweetDefense DepartmentArmy AirAmericanHawaii, United StatesHonolulu, Hawaii, United StatesVermont, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
deerfieldvalleynews.org
reformer.com
6 Aug, 21:00over 4 days10 Aug, 15:24
How it spread - 2 original reports
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- deerfieldvalleynews.org21:00first to report
WILMINGTON- Wilmington Police and residents lined Main Street on Thursday evening, July 30, to greet a motorcade that was repatriating the remains of WWII US Army Air Forces PFC Bernard F. Sweet, 21, of Bennington. Sweet was a member of Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group in the Philippines when Japanese forces invaded the islands in April, 1942. Sweet was captured and held at the Cabanatuan POW camp, where he was listed as having died of dysentery in October 1942, and buried in a common...
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- reformer.com15:24
BENNINGTON — Following a private family procession led by The VFW and American Legion Riders, Bennington's Army Private First Class Bernard Sweet, who died in World War II but remained