Austin, John Hugh – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Corporal John Hugh Austin.

Unit/Placed in, 515th Coast Artillery Regiment, United States Army.

Camp Cabanatuan

After the Japanese occupation in 1942, the camp was converted by the Imperial Japanese Army into the Cabanatuan POW Camp. At its height, 8,000 prisoners were detained at this location. The prisoners also included some civilians including one British and one Norwegian citizen. This POW Camp detained prisoners until liberated during the night of January 30, 1945.

The rectangular camp spanned roughly 25 acres and was 800 yards deep by 600 yards wide, divided by a road in the center. The camp consisted of a barracks for Japanese guards, barracks for prisoners, a hospital and water tower enclosed by barbed wire with guard towers.

John is born approx. on 18 July 1916 in Newkirk, Oklahoma.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

John enlisted the service in New Mexico with service number # 20843566.

John died as a POW in Camp Cabanatuan on 23 July 1942, he is honored with a POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

He also is Mentioned at Cabanatuan Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Hobart Rose Cemetery, Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.angelfire.com/nm/bcmfofnm/names/a.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org