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Charles H. Corneliuson
Private First Class, Army Air Forces

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Charles H. Corneliuson

Private First Class,
Army Air Forces

Service #6275353

Assigned to the
28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
V Bomber Command, Far East Air Force

Died on September 7, 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, Shinyo Maru

Awards:

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
Prisoner of War
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.
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 Corneliuson entered the Army Air Corps from Alabama,
and his loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 19, Mobile 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 the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Note 1

NAME
CORNELIUSON CHARLES H
RANK
Private First Class
SERVICE NUMBER
6275353
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 Bomb Sqdn 28th Bombardment Squadron
ASSIGNED UNIT
19th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
PARENT UNIT
V Bomber Command
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
6275353
NAME
CORNELIUSON C H
GRADE, ALPHA
Private First Class
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Air Corps
DATE REPORT
5/7/1942
RACE
(No Data Entered)
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
9/7/1944
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Philippines, Unstated Philippines POW Camp, 14-121
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
September Sinking: Shinyo Maru, 7 September 1944
Online Related Information:

Roster of Allied Prisoners of War believed aboard Shinyo Maru, from west-point.org website
 Note: External website, may load slowly on some connections.

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 Enlistment Data or Records Found

Online Related Information:
No Additional Data Available at This Time

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