Arkansas family lays WWII POW Cpl. Erwin to rest

Cpl. Delmor Erwin, an Arkansas World War II prisoner of war, has been laid to rest after 84 years.

The burial marks the end of a decades-long wait for Erwin’s family. The event involved Erwin’s return to his family’s care after his service during World War II.

A long-delayed burial

Erwin’s family waited 84 years to lay him to rest. The available account identifies him as a corporal and a prisoner of war during World War II.

What is confirmed

The account establishes that Erwin was from Arkansas, served as a corporal, became a World War II prisoner of war and has now been buried. It does not establish the burial date, location, circumstances of his capture or the identity of the military unit in the record used for this brief.

The family’s milestone

For Erwin’s family, the burial provides a final resting place for a serviceman whose story remained unresolved for decades. The event connects a World War II service record to an Arkansas family’s present-day act of remembrance.