Melissa Gillette talks about her great uncle, Robert G. Shove. Shove died in 1943 during WWII as a POW in the Philippines. His remains were identified last year and he will be buried in Sioux City Nov. 7.
For decades, Robert Shove's remains were in the Philippines, disinterred from a prisoner of war cemetery after World War II and kept with others listed as unknown.
Melissa Gillette holds a family genealogy book detailing her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1943. His remains were identified late last year, and he will be buried in Sioux City on Nov. 7.
Fireman 1st Class Robert G. Shove is shown in this undated U.S. Navy photo. Born in Washta, Shove graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1940 and joined the Navy a few months later. He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942 and survived the Bataan Death March before dying in a POW camp Oct. 27, 1943.
Melissa Gillette pages through a family genealogy book detailing her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1943. His remains were identified late last year, and he will be buried with military honors in Sioux City on Nov. 7 in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Robert G. Shove is shown in this 1940 yearbook photo from Wilson High School in Cherokee, Iowa. After joining the U.S. Navy, he was captured in the Philippines in 1942 and died in a POW camp in 1943. His remains have been identified, and he will be buried Nov. 7 in Sioux City.
Melissa Gillette flips through old newspaper clippings about her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in 1943 in a POW camp in the Philippines. His remains were in the Philippines for decades before being disinterred. They were identified late last year and will be returned to Sioux City for burial next month.
Melissa Gillette pages through a family genealogy book detailing her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1943. His remains were identified late last year, and he will be buried with military honors in Sioux City on Nov. 7 in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Fireman 1st Class Robert G. Shove is shown in this undated U.S. Navy photo. Born in Washta, Shove graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1940 and joined the Navy a few months later. He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942 and survived the Bataan Death March before dying in a POW camp Oct. 27, 1943.
Melissa Gillette holds a family genealogy book detailing her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines in 1943. His remains were identified late last year, and he will be buried in Sioux City on Nov. 7.
Melissa Gillette flips through old newspaper clippings about her great-uncle, Robert G. Shove, who died in 1943 in a POW camp in the Philippines. His remains were in the Philippines for decades before being disinterred. They were identified late last year and will be returned to Sioux City for burial next month.
Robert G. Shove is shown in this 1940 yearbook photo from Wilson High School in Cherokee, Iowa. After joining the U.S. Navy, he was captured in the Philippines in 1942 and died in a POW camp in 1943. His remains have been identified, and he will be buried Nov. 7 in Sioux City.
