Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part Memorial Day series by John E. Mallo, a longtime Eden Prairie resident and veteran who helped create the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial at Purgatory Creek Park. The series focuses on local veterans who were prisoners of war or never returned home. The first installment featured the McClay family, including John McClay, a Civil War soldier who went missing in action. The POW/MIA flag is…