Harry Gerlitz
Corporal, U.S. Army
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Harry Gerlitz
Harry Gerlitz
Corporal,
U.S. Army
Service #19006048
Assigned to H Company,
31st Infantry Regiment,
Philippine Islands
Died on March 11, 1945
At or near Osaka POW Camp, Osaka Japan
While In Prisoner of War Status
Laid to Rest at Plot B, Row 1, Grave 148
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
CPL Gerlitz entered the US Army from Kootenai County Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 5, Kootenai County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.
His name is also listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
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
SERIAL NUMBER
19006048
NAME
GERLITZ HARRY
GRADE, ALPHA
Corporal
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Infantry
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
11/3/1945
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
611 Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
Osaka Main POW Camp by mansell.com Center for Research - Allied POWs Under the Japanese
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
19006048
NAME
GERLITZ HARRY
RESIDENCE: STATE
IDAHO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY
KOOTENAI
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
SPOKANE WASHINGTON
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
1/29/1941
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
BRANCH: CODE
Infantry
TERM OF ENLISTMENT
Enlistment for the Philippine Department
LONGEVITY
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL
0, Civil Life
NATIVITY
23, NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH
1918
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP
White, citizen
EDUCATION
Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
607, Semiskilled millers, grain, flour, feed, etc.
MARITAL STATUS
Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY
Regular Army (Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #
#, 0229, 3.21
Online Related Information:
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
NAME
GERLITZ HARRY
RANK
Corporal
SERVICE NUMBER
19006048
ARM OR SERVICE
Infantry
SOURCE 1
K, Bataan Roster of the 31st Inf Regt (US) from Karl Lowe
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
H Company
ASSIGNED UNIT
31st Infantry Regiment (United States)
PARENT UNIT
Philippine Division
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
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