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Andres, Joaquin

Rank and Name, Private Joaquin Andres.

Unit/Placed in, 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts.

Camp no record

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

The 23rd resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.

Pvt. Andres became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

 

Joaquin is born in approx. 1919 in the Philippines.

Parents and Siblings no record available.

 

Joaquin enlisted the service in the Philippines with service number # 10306149.

 

Joaquin died as a POW in Camp no record on June 17, 1942, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Joaquin 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

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

POW Camp No Record
Philippine Scout insignia
His rank Private
P.O.W. Medal
His unit 23th Field Artillery Regiment