John Rice Carter said "I rise today to honor Private Bennett 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 of 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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 21, 2026

I rise today to honor Private Bennett 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 of 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.

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John Rice Carter

Republican · Georgia

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Honoring Private Bennett Waters, a WWII serviceman who died as a prisoner of war.

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