When we talk about ourselves, our opinions, and the things that happen to us, we generally speak in the first person. The biggest clue that a sentence is written in the first person is the use of first-person pronouns. In the first sentence of this paragraph, the pronouns appear in bold text.
He states in the book that he prays a Jewish prayer for the dead. He also upon seeing them said that he will never forget the sight of it. Hope this helps