Joe Brasel, 93, of Coal Hill, died June 25, 2014. He was born February 9, 1921, in Newton Co., Arkansas, to the late Richard and Zona Brasel. He served in Battery E, 60th Coastal Artillery, U.S. Army, from September 6, 1940 until June 29, 1946. He was captured by the Japanese on May 6, 1942 on Corregidor, and was held as a prisoner of the Japanese until the end of World War II. He spent time in a prison camp in Manila, Philippines, Northern Luzon Island and in the brutal Mukden prison camp, in Northern Manchuria near the Russian Border. When he was liberated from the Manchurian camp he weighed only 75 pound. For his service to his country he was awarded a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, POW Medal, a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Defense Medal, and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Mr. Brasel is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Carr) Brasel; five brothers, Lloyd Brasel, Glen Brasel, Bill Brasel, Guy Brasel, and Walter Brasel; three sisters, Jessie Hudson, Velma James and Helen Matlock; and three infant siblings. He is survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
There will be a committal service, with full military honors, at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Mr. Brasel is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Carr) Brasel; five brothers, Lloyd Brasel, Glen Brasel, Bill Brasel, Guy Brasel, and Walter Brasel; three sisters, Jessie Hudson, Velma James and Helen Matlock; and three infant siblings. He is survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
There will be a committal service, with full military honors, at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Joe Brasel, 93, of Coal Hill, died June 25, 2014. He was born February 9, 1921, in Newton Co., Arkansas, to the late Richard and Zona Brasel. He served in Battery E, 60th Coastal Artillery, U.S. Army, from September 6, 1940 until June 29, 1946. He was captured by the Japanese on May 6, 1942 on Corregidor, and was held as a prisoner of the Japanese until the end of World War II. He spent time in a prison camp in Manila, Philippines, Northern Luzon Island and in the brutal Mukden prison camp, in Northern Manchuria near the Russian Border. When he was liberated from the Manchurian camp he weighed only 75 pound. For his service to his country he was awarded a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, POW Medal, a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Defense Medal, and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Mr. Brasel is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Carr) Brasel; five brothers, Lloyd Brasel, Glen Brasel, Bill Brasel, Guy Brasel, and Walter Brasel; three sisters, Jessie Hudson, Velma James and Helen Matlock; and three infant siblings. He is survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
There will be a committal service, with full military honors, at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Mr. Brasel is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Carr) Brasel; five brothers, Lloyd Brasel, Glen Brasel, Bill Brasel, Guy Brasel, and Walter Brasel; three sisters, Jessie Hudson, Velma James and Helen Matlock; and three infant siblings. He is survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
There will be a committal service, with full military honors, at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014, at Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home
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