William C. Batchelor Jr.
Seaman First Class, U.S. Navy
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William C. Batchelor Jr.
William C. Batchelor Jr.
Seaman First Class,
U.S. Navy
Service #3813773
Assigned to the USS Houston (CA-30),
Heavy Cruiser, Asiatic Fleet
Died on October 1, 1943
Officially Listed as Died or Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status
At 80 Kilo Camp - Burma
Next-of-Kin Notified:
Mother, Mrs. W. C. Batchelor
Rt. 3, Box 62D, Shelton Washington
Awards:
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit
Citation Ribbon
Prisoner of War
Medal
American Defense
Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal
World War II
Victory Medal
Philippine
Defense 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.
*Information Updated from
Crew Member Spotlight - www.home.pon.net
S1C Batchelor Jr. is believed to have entered the US Navy from California,
however, his loss is recorded in the
State Summary of War Casualties, Washington,
page 49, Prisoner of War Record,
published by the U.S. Navy, 1946.
USS Houston (CA-30) off San Diego in October 1935
Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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
3813773
NAME
BATCHELOR, WILLIAM C JR.
GRADE, ALPHA
Seaman, first class
SERVICE CODE
NAVY
ARM OR SERVICE
United States Navy
DATE REPORT
2/28/1942
RACE
(No Data Entered)
STATE OF RESIDENCE
California
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT TYPE
(No Data Entered)
AREA
Asiatic Theatre
LATEST REPORT DATE
10/1/1943
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Thai (TAI) POW Camp Thailand 13-100
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
William C. Batchelor Jr., USS Houston, "Crew Member Spotlight" linked from usshouston.org
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
BATCHELOR, WILLIAM C JR.
RANK
Seaman, first class
SERVICE NUMBER
3813773
ARM OR SERVICE
United States Navy
SOURCE 1
USS Houston roster - http://www.usshouston.org/
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
(No Data Entered)
ASSIGNED UNIT
USS Houston (CA-30)
PARENT UNIT
Asiatic Fleet
POW CAMPS NOTES
Died at 80 Kilo Camp - Burma on 9/27/43
Online Related Information:
USS Houston (CA-30) Ship Information From Wikipedia
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