Rank and Name, Corporal Manuel J. Ancheta.
Unit/Placed in, 92nd Coast Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts.
POW
The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.
The 92nd resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.
Corporal Ancheta became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.
Manuel is born in the Philippines.
Parents and Siblings no record available.
Manuel enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # R-318553.
Manuel died as a POW in Camp unknown on Sep. 13, 1942, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Manuel 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
