DNA testing identified Harland Hennessey, 24, of Boonville, who died in 1942 in the Philippines. Now, he's coming home.

U.S. Army Pvt. Harland J. Hennessey of Boonville was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II.

The unidentified remains were buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (MACM) as Unknowns. In Nov. 2019, as part of the Cabanatuan Project, DPAA exhumed the remains associated with ...

He was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery ... remains were buried at the Manila ...

After being buried as an unknown soldier in the Philippines, Private Hennessey is finally returning to Boonville.

Pajota's men, equipped with American firepower, secure in their positions, resisted all attackers. There is no doubt that the raid at Cabanatuan owes much of its success and a great deal of its ...

Prior to the mission in Cabanatuan, they liberated sixty-six ... It was risky, but he decided that he and Rufo Vaquilar, a Filipino-American Alamo Scout, would dress up as Filipino villagers ...

According to prison camp and other historical records, Hennessey died on Nov. 1, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 704.