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Harry G. Wortman

Private, U.S. Army

Service #39525547

Assigned to Headquarters Company,
194th Tank Battalion,
Provisional Tank Group,
Philippine Islands

Died on March 24, 1943
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status

Laid to Rest at Plot L, Row 12, Grave 20
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 Wortman entered the US Army from Minidoka County, Idaho,
Enlisting on 26 February, 1941, in Boise Idaho
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 7, Minidoka County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is also 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

39525547

NAME

WORTMAN HARRY G.

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Infantry

DATE REPORT

5/7/1942

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Idaho

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Tank Battalion Light

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

0194

PARENT UNIT TYPE

Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops

AREA

Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

LATEST REPORT DATE

3/24/1943

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

Philippines Unstated Philippines 14-121

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)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

39525547

NAME

WORTMAN HARRY G.

RESIDENCE: STATE

IDAHO

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

MINIDOKA

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

BOISE IDAHO

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

2/26/1941

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

BRANCH: CODE

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Undefined Code

LONGEVITY

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Civil Life

NATIVITY

OHIO

YEAR OF BIRTH

1918

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

2 years of high school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 1445, 7.16

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

WORTMAN HARRY G.

RANK

Private

SERVICE NUMBER

39525547

ARM OR SERVICE

Infantry

SOURCE 1

NARA World War II POWs database

SOURCE 2

Provisional Tank Group rosters from the Bataan Commemorative Research Project web site

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

Headquarters Company

ASSIGNED UNIT

194th Tank Battalion

PARENT UNIT

Provisional Tank Group

POW CAMPS NOTES

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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