Rank and Name, Private First Class Joe Arrizabalaga.
Unit/Placed in, 808th Military Police Company.
Camp no record
The Imperial Japanese began their Invasion in the Philippines on 8 Dec 1941.
The th resorted to fighting together among American and Filipino forces when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942.
Pfc. Amasula became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp no record, he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.
Joe is born approx. on 1921 in Idaho.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Joe enlisted the service in Idaho with service number #
19015225.
Joe died as a POW in Camp no record on 19 May, 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.
Joe 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
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
