Edward E. Privatsky
Private, U.S. Army

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Edward E. Privatsky

Private, U.S. Army

Service #19020656

Assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft),
Philippine Islands

Died on December 7, 1944
at the Mukden (Hoten) POW camp in Shenyang, China.

Officially Listed as Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status

Awards:

Purple Heart
Purple Heart*
Prisoner of War Medal
Prisoner of War
Medal*
American Defense Campaign Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal*
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal*
World War II Victory Medal
World War II
Victory Medal*

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received under any of the following circumstances:
  Before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of war.
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 Privatsky may have entered the US Army from Ada County, Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 1, Ada County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is not found 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
19020656
NAME
PRIVATSKY EDWARD E.
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
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
12/7/1944
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Hoten POW Camp (Mukden) Manchuria 42-123
REP
 (No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
 (No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
Mukden POWs, Last Name "P" by the Mukden Prisoner Of War Remembrance Society

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
19020656
NAME
PRIVATSKY EDWARD E.
RESIDENCE: STATE
IDAHO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY
MADISON
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
FT MACARTHUR SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
11/23/1940
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
BRANCH: CODE
Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law.
LONGEVITY
  (No Data Entered)
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL
Enlisted Man, Regular Army, within 3 months of Discharge or former WAAC Auxiliary
NATIVITY
IDAHO
YEAR OF BIRTH
1918
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP
White, citizen
EDUCATION
Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Soldiers, sailors, marines, and coast guards, n.e.c.
MARITAL STATUS
Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY
Regular Army (Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #
#, 0033, 1.101
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 the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945

NAME
PRIVATSKY EDWARD E.
RANK
Private
SERVICE NUMBER
19020656
ARM OR SERVICE
Coast Artillery Corps
SOURCE 1
Center for Research Allied POWs Under the Japanese by Roger Mansell
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
3rd Battalion
ASSIGNED UNIT
60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft)
PARENT UNIT
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
No Additional Data Available at This Time

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