Harvey A. Bassett
Corporal, U.S. Army
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Harvey A. Bassett
Harvey A. Bassett
Corporal, U.S. Army
Service #19021117
Assigned to D Company,
31st Infantry Regiment,
Philippine Islands
Died on November 28, 1942
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status
Awards:
Bronze Star*
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:
Bronze Star Award identified by the American Battle Monuments Commission,
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
Cpl Bassett 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 also 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 War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
SERIAL NUMBER
19021117
NAME
BASSETT HARVEY A.
GRADE, ALPHA
Corporal
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
11/28/1942
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)
NO RECORDS FOUND
NO RECORDS 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
BASSETT HARVEY A.
RANK
Corporal
SERVICE NUMBER
19021117
ARM OR SERVICE
Infantry
SOURCE 1
K, Bataan Roster of the 31st Inf Regt (US) from Karl Lowe
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
D Company
ASSIGNED UNIT
31st Infantry Regiment (United States)
PARENT UNIT
Philippine Division
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
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