Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For (Worrell, M.)By DPAA Public Affairs 
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2018 - Army Pfc. Morris R. Worrell, captured and killed during World War II, was accounted for on August 13. On Dec. 8, 1941, Worrell was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of the Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942. Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were taken prisoner; including many who were forced to endure the Bataan Death March, en route to Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camps, including the POW camp at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines. Worrell was among those reported captured after the surrender of Corregidor and who were eventually moved to the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the remaining years of the war. Interment services are pending; a formal notification will be released 7-10 days prior to scheduled funeral services. DPAA is appreciative to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this mission. Worrell's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery site along with the other MIAs from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169. Worrell's personnel profile can be viewed at
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