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Robert P. Weigel

Private First Class, U.S. Army

Service #19014769

Assigned to Headquarters Company,
31st Infantry Regiment ,
Philippine Islands

Died on October 24, 1944
Officially Listed as Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status

Lost At Sea After the Sinking of the
Japanese POW Transport Ship, Arisan Maru

Awards:

Purple Heart*

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:
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

PFC Weigel entered the US Army from Bonneville County, Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 3, Bonneville 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

6954267

NAME

WEIGEL ROBERT P.

GRADE, ALPHA

Private First Class

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

10/24/1944

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Executed, Died as Result of Ship Sinking or Shot While Attempting Escape

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

PW Camp #10 - Batanges Luzon Philippines 13-121

REP

(No Data Entered)

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

October Sinking: Arisan Maru, 24 October 1944

Online Related Information:

The sinking of the Arisan Maru, from Defenders of the Philippine website

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

No Record Found

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

WEIGEL ROBERT P.

RANK

Private First Class

SERVICE NUMBER

6954267

ARM OR SERVICE

Infantry

SOURCE 1

Bill Bowen's Arisan Maru Roster

SOURCE 2

Bataan Roster of the 31st Inf Regt (US) from Karl Lowe

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

Headquarters Company

ASSIGNED UNIT

31st Infantry Regiment (United States)

PARENT UNIT

Philippine Division

POW CAMPS NOTES

Died on Arisan Maru on 10/24/44

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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