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Joe Braswell
First Name:
Joe
Middle Name:
Lee
Last Name:
Braswell
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Captured by Japanese on Corregidor in February, 1942 and held as a POW. He was held at PW Camp 1- Cabanatuan 1-2-3, Nueva Province Luzon, Philippines. Declared dead when the Japanese ship that he and 1775 others were on, the Arisan Maru, was sunk in the South China Sea. A card from him was received by his father on Sep 11, 1945 bearing Japanese postmarks. It was turned over to the Adjutant General for investigation.Memorial marker in Ft. Wm McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
Family Details:
W. B. Braswell - 601 E 5th St. Charlotte NC Mrs. H. L. Slaven - 601 E 5th St. Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Rank:
Private
Military Unit:
50th Cavalry Regiment Coast Artillery Corps
KIA Date:
10/24/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
South China Sea
Military Details:
Philippines
Awards:
Purple Heart:
Source:
newsprint and death index, NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File