Rank and Name, Private Valentin M. Amar.
Unit/Placed in, 12th Quartermaster Regiment, Philippine Scouts.
POW
The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.
The 12th Quartermaster Regiment resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.
Private Amar became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.
Amar is born in the Philippines.
Amar is born in approx. on 1915.
Parents and Siblings no record available.
Amar enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 10303026.
Amar died as a POW in Camp Unknown on May 25, 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.
Amar 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
