Idaho State > Idaho POWs > Twin Falls County, Army and AAF > Michael A. Preckel

Michael A. Preckel

Private First Class, U.S. Army

Service #6591395

Assigned to the
U.S. Army Veterinary Corps,
Station Hospital, Ft Mills,
Philippine Islands

Died on November 7, 1942
Officially Listed as Died Non-Battle
While In Prisoner of War Status

Laid to Rest at Plot J, Row 4, Grave 9
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines

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

PFC Preckel entered the US Army from Twin Falls County, Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 8, Twin Falls 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

6591395

NAME

PRECKEL MICHAEL A.

GRADE, ALPHA

Private First Class

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

Veterinary Corps or Service

DATE REPORT

5/7/1942

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Idaho

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Undefined Code

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

6214

PARENT UNIT TYPE

Camp Post or Station/Laboratory

AREA

Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

LATEST REPORT DATE

11/7/1942

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)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

6591395

NAME

PRECKEL MICHAEL A.

RESIDENCE: STATE

IDAHO

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

TWIN FALLS

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

FT LEWIS WASHINGTON

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

7/29/1941

GRADE, ALPHA

Private

BRANCH: CODE

Quartermaster Corps

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Enlistment for the Philippine Department

LONGEVITY

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Enlisted Man, Regular Army, within 3 months of Discharge or former WAAC Auxiliary

NATIVITY

NORTH DAKOTA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1919

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

4 years of high school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

Undefined Code

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

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

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0034, 1.102

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 the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945

NAME

PRECKEL MICHAEL A.

RANK

Private First Class

SERVICE NUMBER

6591395

ARM OR SERVICE

Veterinary Corps or Service

SOURCE 1

NARA World War II POWs database

SOURCE 2

(No Data Entered)

SOURCE 3

(No Data Entered)

SUBORDINATE UNIT

Station Hospital

ASSIGNED UNIT

Ft Mills

PARENT UNIT

Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays

POW CAMPS NOTES

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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