Categorie: 1943

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant John Joseph Accomando.

Unit/Placed in on, Harbor Defense of Manila.

POW

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

The Harbor Defense resorted to Defend Corregidor together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

John J. Accomando became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Cabanatuan, he survived the Bataan Death March.

John is born in 1915 in Florida.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

John enlisted the U.S.Army in New York with service number # 6981597.

John died of amoebic dysentery in POW Camp Cabanatuan on Jan. 9, 1943, Staff Sergeant John J. Acommando is honored with a  Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

John 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  and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Shipfitter Third Class Chester Lee Abrams.

Unit/Placed in on, USS Canopus (AS-9) Submarine Tender(depot), United States Navy.

USS Canopus AS-9

The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy.  Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor.  A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves

Chester is born in 1921 in Spring Hill, Alabama.

Father, Claude A Abrams.

Mother, Ellie A. Abrams.

Chester enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 3759708.

Chester died in Japanese captivity on May 8, 1943, Shipfitter Third Class Chester C. Abrams is honored with a Purple Heart, POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Chester 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 and Jean Louis Vijgen.

Rank and Name, Private Nicasio Alicaway.

Unit/Placed in, 24^th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scout.

POW

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

The 24^th Field Artillery Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

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

Nicasio is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings, No record available.

Nicasio enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # R-321708.

Nicasio Died as a POW on December 5, 1943, he is honored with a POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Nicasio 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/