HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF PRIVATE BENNETT H. WATERS

HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF PRIVATE BENNETT H. WATERS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 58 (Friday, March 27, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 58 (Friday, March 27, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E283] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF PRIVATE BENNETT H. WATERS ______ HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER of georgia in the house of representatives Friday, March 27, 2026 Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Private Bennett H. Waters, a serviceman who tragically died as a prisoner of war during World War II. Private Waters was a Southeast Georgia serviceman whose remains were recently identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. A member of the Army Air Force 17th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group, Private Waters was stationed in the Philippines. He was taken prisoner during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in April 1942 and remained a POW until his death in 1944. He is forever memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. His remains will now be transferred from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu to his final resting place among family in Georgia. We thank Private Waters for his bravery, service, and sacrifice to our Nation 82 years ago. ____________________