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Cecil J. Heyrend

Private, Army Air Forces

Service #19019671

Assigned to the
19th Air Base Squadron,
20th Air Base Group,
Far East Air Force

Died on September 11, 1942
At an Unknown POW Camp in the Philippine Islands
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status

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 Cecil J. Heyrend may have entered the Army Air Corps 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 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

HEYREND CECIL J.

RANK

Private

SERVICE NUMBER

19019671

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

SOURCE 1

NARA World War II POWs database

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

19th Air Base 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

19019671

NAME

HEYREND CECIL J.

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Air Corps

DATE REPORT

5/7/1942

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Idaho

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Undefined Code

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

0020

PARENT UNIT TYPE

Group/Regiment/Commands/System

AREA

Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

LATEST REPORT DATE

11/9/1942

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) - Note 1

NO RECORDS FOUND

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