Rank and Name,Major Frank George Aigrisse.

Unit/Placed in,Headquarters Philippine Department.

POW

The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.

The Battle for the Philippines resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Major Aigrisse became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Cabanatuan, he survived the Bataan Death March.

Frank is born in Oct. 25, 1897 in Belgium.

Parents and Sibling, No Record Available.

Frank enlisted the U.S.Army in Ohio with service number # 0-306790.

Frank died as a POW with different diseases on Feb. 4, 1945, he is honored with a POW Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

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

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/