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Herbert C. Crory, Jr.

Private, Army Air Forces

Service #19005392
#19006392, See Note A

Assigned to the
724th Ordnance Company (Aviation),
24th Pursuit Group,
V Interceptor Command,

Died on May 8, 1944
At an Unknown Location in the Philippine Islands
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status

Laid to Rest at Plot D, Row 2, Grave 29
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines

Awards:

Prisoner of War
Medal*

American Campaign
Service Medal*

Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal*

World War II
Victory Medal*

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

*Awarded Posthumously

PVT Herbert Crory Jr. entered the Army Air Corps from Shoshone County, Idaho,
Enlisting on June 21, 1941, in Spokane, Washington
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 8, Shoshone County
published by the War Department in June 1946.

He is also listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

Note A Between the following data sources a mis-match was found on the "Army Service Number" for PFC Crory:
19005392 American Battle Monuments Commission Website
19005392 Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing (National Archives Image Records)
19006392 World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File (National Archives Database)
19006392 World War II Prisoners of War Data File (National Archives Database)
19005392 Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File (National Archives Database)

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Note 1

NAME

CRORY HERBERT C.

RANK

Private

SERVICE NUMBER

19006392

ARM OR SERVICE

Ordnance Department

SOURCE 1

American Battle Monuments Commission - web site

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

724th Ordnance Company (Aviation)

ASSIGNED UNIT

24th Pursuit Group

PARENT UNIT

V Interceptor Command

POW CAMPS NOTES

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Note 1

SERIAL NUMBER

19006392

NAME

CRORY HERBERT C.

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Ordnance Department

DATE REPORT

5/7/1942

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Idaho

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

(No Data Entered)

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

(No Data Entered)

PARENT UNIT TYPE

(No Data Entered)

AREA

Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

LATEST REPORT DATE

5/8/1944

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

PW Camp #1 - Cabanatuan 1-2-3 Nueva Province Luzon Philippines 15-121

REP

(No Data Entered)

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - Note 1

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

19005392

NAME

CRORY HERBERT C. JR.

RESIDENCE: STATE

IDAHO

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

SHOSHONE

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

SPOKANE WASHINGTON

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

6/21/1941

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

BRANCH: CODE

Ordnance Department

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Undefined Code

LONGEVITY

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Civil Life

NATIVITY

WASHINGTON

YEAR OF BIRTH

1919

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

Regular Army (Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0299, 3.21

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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