Garcia, Antonio – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Private First Class Antonio Garcia.

Unit/Placed in, 4th Veterinary Company, Philippine Scouts.

4th Veterinary Company

On August 26, 1922, G.O. 31 of the Philippine Department reorganized the 12th Medical Regiment and staffed it with Philippine Scouts.

A study of the personnel records of these Scouts would indicate that practically every Scout organization of the Philippine Division had furnished personnel, also, many different groups were represented All non-commissioned officers were transferred in grade to the Medical Department. Regimental Strength was 220 enlisted men. The companies were:

“HQ and Service, “A” (Collecting), “E” (Ambulance), “G” (Hospital)

Veterinary Companies (2)

Antonio is born in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings no record available.

Antonio enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 6611879.

Antonio died defending Philippine soil against the Japanese occupation on 30 June, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

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

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian