AR State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Delmor W. Erwin
October 19, 2026
Army Cpl. Delmor W. Erwin of Newport, Arkansas, survived the Bataan Death March after being captured by Japanese forces in the Philippines. He died of malaria in a prisoner-of-war camp at age 20. His remains were identified and returned to Arkansas more than 80 years later, and he was laid to rest with full military honors on October 15, 2026. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders ordered flags lowered in his honor.
Flag protocol
Fly the U. S. flag and the Arkansas state flag at half-staff on Monday, October 19, 2026, from sunrise to sunset.
Source: news.google.com