Rank and Name, Private First Class Carlos Amasula.
Unit/Placed in, 86th Field Artillery Battalion, Philippine Scouts.
POW
The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.
The 86th resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.
Pfc. Amasula became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.
Carlos is born in approx. on Nov. 24, 1917 in the Philippines.
Parents and Siblings no record available.
Carlos enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 10306173.
Carlos died as a POW in Camp no record on July 30, 1942, he is honored with a POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Carlos is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
