Dick D. Strauss
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
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Dick D. Strauss
Dick D. Strauss
Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army Air Forces
Service #O-372435
Assigned to the
28th Material Squadron,
20th Air Base Group,
Far East Air Force,
Died on December 15, 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, Oryoku Maru
Awards:
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:
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 Dick Strauss may have entered the Army Air Forces from Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 5, Idaho 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
STRAUSS DICK D.
RANK
Second Lieutenant
SERVICE NUMBER
O-372435
ARM OR SERVICE
Air Corps
SOURCE 1
Jim Erickson's Oryoku Maru Roster
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
28th Material Squadron
ASSIGNED UNIT
20th Air Base Group
PARENT UNIT
Far East Air Force
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
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
O-372435
NAME
STRAUSS DICK D.
GRADE, ALPHA
Second Lieutenant
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Air Corps
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
12/15/1944
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
POW Camp #1 - Cabanatuan 1-2-3 Nueva Province Luzon Philippines 15-121
REP
(O) Oryoku Maru
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
See code in previous field (REP). (O) DS=Oryoka Maru
Online Related Information:
American POWs on Japanese Ships Take a Voyage into Hell, by Lee A. Gladwin,
National Archives Resources
National Archives Resources
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
No Record Found
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