WW2 POW returned home

JACKSON, Miss. - The remains of a WWII soldier have been returned home to Mississippi, nearly 77 years after he died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. Army Pfc. Harvey Andrew Nichols was a native of the small town of Braxton, near Jackson. He was taken prisoner in December 1941 when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. The Mississippi National Guard says Nichols survived the Bataan Death March to a prison camp. According to camp records, Nichols died of malaria and malnutrition on Nov. 19, 1942. He was 27. His remains were identified by DNA testing, and were returned to Mississippi on Sept. 5. A funeral is Sept. 7 in Braxton. He was one of 16 children. Ten of them served in the military during WWII, according to The Associated Press.