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Edward H. Kuechler

Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Service #0-890393

Assigned to the
Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion,
31st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Islands

Died on January 26, 1945
Officially Listed as Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status

Died Aboard the
Japanese POW Transport Ship, Brazil Maru

Awards:

Silver Star*

Bronze Star*

Purple Heart*

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:
Silver Star Award indicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
Bronze Star Award indicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
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 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

2Lt Kuechler may have entered the US Army from Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 6, Kootenai 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

0-890393

NAME

KUECHLER EDWARD H.

GRADE, ALPHA

Second Lieutenant

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

1/26/1945

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Executed, Died as Result of Ship Sinking or Shot While Attempting Escape

DETAINING POWER

JAPAN

CAMP

PW Camp #1 - Cabanatuan 1-2-3 Nueva Province Luzon Philippines 15-121

REP

B, Brazil Maru - Transported survivors of Enoura Maru to Japan (13 - 29 January 1945). Some POWs died in transit.

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

December Sinkings: See code in previous field (REP). (B)DS=Brazil Maru;

Online Related Information:

Hellships, from Defenders of the Philippine website

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 Record 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

KUECHLER EDWARD H.

RANK

Second Lieutenant

SERVICE NUMBER

0-890393

ARM OR SERVICE

Infantry

SOURCE 1

Col Steel's 31st Inf rosters

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

Headquarters Detachment 2nd Battalion

ASSIGNED UNIT

31st Infantry Regiment (United States)

PARENT UNIT

Philippine Division

POW CAMPS NOTES

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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