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Robert F. Chamberlain

Private First Class, Army Air Forces

[ABMC Rank Mis-Match: "Staff Sergeant"]
Service #6281270

Assigned to the
28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Southwest Pacific Theatre - Philippine Islands

Died on February 4, 1945
At Osaka Main POW Camp, Chikko Osaka
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status

Laid to Rest at Plot N, Row 16, Grave 77
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

Prisoner of War
Medal

American Defense
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 Defense Service Medal Awarded for service between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer.
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.

PFC Chamberlain entered the Army Air Corps at
Fort McCarthur, San Pedro California, Enlisting on July 18, 1940
and his loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, State At Large,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is 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 the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Note 1

NAME

CHAMBERLAIN ROBERT F.

RANK

Private First Class

SERVICE NUMBER

6281270

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

SOURCE 1

American Battle Monuments Commission - web site

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

28th Material Squadron

ASSIGNED UNIT

20th Air Base Group

PARENT UNIT

Far East Air Force

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

6281270

NAME

CHAMBERLAIN ROBERT F

GRADE, ALPHA

Private First Class

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

DATE REPORT

5/7/1942

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Alabama

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

2/4/1945

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

Osaka Main Camp Chikko Osaka 34-135

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

06281270

NAME

CHAMBERLAIN ROBERT F.

RESIDENCE: STATE

OKLAHOMA

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

WOODWARD

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

FT MACARTHUR SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

7/18/1940

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

BRANCH: CODE

Air Corps

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Enlistment for the Philippine Department

LONGEVITY

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge

NATIVITY

OKLAHOMA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1910

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Farm hands, general farms

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

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

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0028, 1.28

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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