Rank and Name, Private Francisco Amado.
Unit/Placed in, 12th Medical Regiment, Philippine Scouts.
POW
The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.
The 12th Medical Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.
Private Amando became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.
Francisco is born in the Philippines.
Parents and Siblings no record available.
Francisco enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 10301952.
Francisco died as a POW in Camp Unknow on May 31, 1942, he is honored with a POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Francisco 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
