HONOLULU (Jan. 29, 2021) Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Chief Machinist�s Mate Lada Smisek at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2021. Smisek served at the Naval Ammunition Depot and Submarine Base in Cavite, Philippines, when Japanese forces invaded and resulted in thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members being taken prisoner and sent to prisoner of war camps. Smisek was among those reported captured after the surrender of Corregidor and held at the Cabanatuan POW camp until he died Sept. 28, 1942. Smisek was recently identified through DNA analysis by the DPAA forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez)