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PVT John Barnett Babb
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PVT John Barnett Babb Veteran

Birth
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Death
24 Oct 1944 (aged 26)
At Sea
Cenotaph
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted on 22 January 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky
Private, U.S. Army, 35100654
D Company, 192nd Tank Battalion based in the Philippines

POW☆​​MIA
Following the Bataan Death March, Private Babb was held in the primary Philippine POW Camp - Cabanatuan.
Put aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru for transportation to Japan on 11 October 1944.
Presumed lost following the sinking of the Arisan Maru by an American Submarine on 24 October 1944.
Enlisted on 22 January 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky
Private, U.S. Army, 35100654
D Company, 192nd Tank Battalion based in the Philippines

POW☆​​MIA
Following the Bataan Death March, Private Babb was held in the primary Philippine POW Camp - Cabanatuan.
Put aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru for transportation to Japan on 11 October 1944.
Presumed lost following the sinking of the Arisan Maru by an American Submarine on 24 October 1944.

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