Rasmusson, Lars H. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Private Lars H. Rasmusson.

Unit/Placed in, Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group.

Camp Bilibid

Former Civilian prison converted to a POW camp, hospital and transit camp for POWS. Almost every man captured on Corregidor passed through this camp at one time or another. As it was a transit point for movement to other camps First major use as transit point for high ranking officers from Bataan and for all men from Corregidor. Pfc.!!!! became a POW and was imprisoned at Pow Camp Bilibid (Manila) he survived the Bataan Death March, but died shortly after it.

Lars is born approx. on 7 Oct. 1917 in Michigan.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Lars enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 19046262.

Lars died as a POW in Camp Old Bilibid on 10 June 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

He has also a Memorial Grave at Elmwood Cemetery, Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan, USA.

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/