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Casualty Info
Home Town Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Last Address Wama Airfield, Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
Casualty Date Nov 16, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Indonesia
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
WWII - Pacific Theater of Operations//Leyte Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
October / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1945
Description (Leyte Campaign 17 October 1944 to 1 July 1945) On 17 October 1944, after preparatory bombardment, the invasion of the Philippines got under way with the seizure of islands guarding Leyte Gulf. The landing on Leyte itself on 20 October was strongly contested by Japanese forces on land and at sea. Organized resistance on the island did not end until after Christmas, and mopping up operations continued for a long time. Meanwhile, at the end of October, the neighboring island of Samar was occupied with little difficulty.
