Categorie: Prisoner Of War 1942

Rank and Name, Private First Class Genaro Alfajardo.

Unit/Placed in, 57^th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The 57th Infantry Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Private First Class Alfajardo became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Genaro is born in Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No record.

Genaro enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # R3291619.

Genaro died as a POW on July 16, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Genero 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, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Rank and Name,Private First Class Frederico C. Afable.

Unit/Placed in,45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The 45^th Infantry Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Private First Class Frederico C. Afable became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Frederico is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

 Frederico enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 10301269.

Frederico died as a POW on July 7, 1942, he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Frederico is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name,Private First Class Francisco Acapulco.

Unit/Placed in on, 57thInfantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Bataan Death March

(April 9, 1942)

Private First Class Francisco Acapulco became a POW(April 9, 1942) an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pow), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps in the Philippines and he was send to Camp No Record, and became part of a work detail.

Francisco is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

Francisco enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 6866334.

Francisco died as a POW in Camp. No record on May 23, 1942. Private First Class Francisco Acapulco is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, POW Medal,  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Francisco is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov  http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Maurice van Doorn and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Felisardo Abojado.

Unit/Placed in on, 12^th Quartermaster Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Bataan Death March

(April 9, 1942)

Felisardo Abojado became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pow), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps in Bataan and was send to Camp no record, became part of a work detail.

Felisardo is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

Felisardo enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 6610425.

Felisardo died as a POW in Camp, No Record on June 27, 1942, Private First Class is honored with a POW Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Felisardo is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Maurice van Doorn and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name,Private First Class Eustaquio Adula.

Unit/Placed in,45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The 45^th Infantry Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Private First Class Eustaquio Adula became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Eustaquio is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

Eustaquio enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 10303268.

Eustaquio died  as a POW on June 27, 1942. he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Eustaquio is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Eriberto O. Abat.

Unit/Placed in on, 14^th Engineer Regiment, Philippine Scout.

Bataan Death March

(April 9, 1942)

Eriberto R. Abat became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March (70.000 pows), Many walked this march and many died (aprox.600, lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps,  and was send to Camp Corregidor, became part of a work detail.

Eriberto is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

 Eriberto enlisted the U.S.Army in the Philippines with serial # 1031764.

Eriberto died as a pow in Camp. Corregidor on May 11, 1942, Private First Class Abat is honored with a POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Eriberto is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the Missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name,Private First Class Emilio Adlawan.

Unit/Placed in,12th Ordanance Company, Philippine Scouts.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The 12th Ordanance Comp.resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Private First Class Emilio Adlawan became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Emilio is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

Emilio enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # 6614203.

Emilio died as a POW in Camp no record on May 12, 1942. he is honored with a Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Emilio is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Edwin B. Adams.

Unit/placed in on, 33rd Quartermaster Truck Regiment.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The 33^rd Truck Regiment  resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Pfc. Edwin B. Adams became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died not long after it.

Edwin was born  on April 12, 1922 in Los Angeles, California.

Father, Edwin B. Adams.

Mother, Jane (McPherson) Adams.

Edwin entered  the Service from California with service number # 19028233.

Edwin died as a POW in Camp no record on Aug. 18, 1942, he is honored with a  Purple Heart, POW Medal. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Edwin is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov  http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Maurice van Doorn and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Earl Kenneth Akers.

Unit/placed in, Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group.

Earl was born  on May 22, 1920 in Eastport, Washington County, Maine.

Father, Chester A. Akers.

Mother, Marion B. (Peacock) Akers.

Earl entered  the Service from Maine with service number # 6146927.

Earl was KIA during the Days of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines as a POW, on May 7, 1942, he is honored with a POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Earl is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/24th_Pursuit_Group.html ABMC, https://abmc.gov  http://navylog.navymemorial.org ,  Jean Louis Vijgen , Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,  Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. : http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider, Armand Hendriks https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Rank and Name,Private First Class Domingo Adolfo.

Unit/Placed in,57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Bataan Death March (April 9, 1942)

Private First Class Domingo Adolfo became a POW an walked (60 miles) the Bataan Death March, many (together with 70.000 pow) walked this march and many died (aprox.600), lack of nutrition and water) to Prison Camps in the Philippines and he was send to Camp No Record, and became part of a work detail.

Domingo is born in the Philippines.

Parents, No Record.

Domingo enlisted the U.S.Army in Philippines with service number # R-312208.

Domingo died in Japanese Captivity  on June 24, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Domingo is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to ABMC, https://abmc.gov http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html and Jean Louis Vijgen.