Kenneth served in the truly heroic 200th Coast Artillery in the Philippines that held off the Japanese for 4 months at the Invasion of the Philippines begun Dec 8th 1941. The 200th fought on under conditions of starvation, no supplies and no rescue. They were captured at the fall of Bataan , then forced on the aptly named horrific Bataan Death March. He survived under the brutal conditions of the Japanese POWs until drowned when the prison ship in which they were being transported to Japan was sunk.
Almost all the 200th were killed. It is hard for modern minds to understand of believe how terrible the treatment of these POWs was. If the 200th and comrades had not held off the Japanese for 4 months the war might have been lost just as it began. Kenneth died a hero.
Kenneth served in the truly heroic 200th Coast Artillery in the Philippines that held off the Japanese for 4 months at the Invasion of the Philippines begun Dec 8th 1941. The 200th fought on under conditions of starvation, no supplies and no rescue. They were captured at the fall of Bataan , then forced on the aptly named horrific Bataan Death March. He survived under the brutal conditions of the Japanese POWs until drowned when the prison ship in which they were being transported to Japan was sunk.
Almost all the 200th were killed. It is hard for modern minds to understand of believe how terrible the treatment of these POWs was. If the 200th and comrades had not held off the Japanese for 4 months the war might have been lost just as it began. Kenneth died a hero.
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Entered the service from New Mexico.
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