Name and Rank, Private First Class Nicholas Castanares Nable.
Unit/Placed in, 57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.
Nicholas was born approx. on Feb. 14, 1903 in Cebu, Philippines.
Parents and Siblings, no record available.
Nicholas entered the service from the Philippines with service number # 6735602.
Nicholas C. Nable was a Private 1st Class/Soldier in the 57th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts.
Nicholas was KIA at Bataan Peninsula defending Philippine soil against the Japanese occupation on, 3 June 1942, he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Nicholas is buried at Libingan ng mga Bayani, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Thanks to
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
