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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Welcome Home, Soldier

A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California who was captured during World War II and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday.

Cpl. Walter L. Clark, 28, of Santa Rosa, California, was a member of the 19th Quartermaster Truck Company when Japan invaded the Phillippine Islands in December 1941. U.S. forces surrendered on the Bataan peninsula in April 1942 and on Corregidor Island in May 1942. 
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 20, 2024 at 6:36 AM

    They were expendable.
    Klaus

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    1. DarylNovember 20, 2024 at 8:03 AM

      Left behind while MacArthur made his triumphant escape

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    2. Bright EyesNovember 20, 2024 at 9:55 AM

      Daryl, MacArthur was the American version of Montgonery. They loved their pictues in the press. Seemed to show up only when the odds and good press were in their favor.

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    3. markmNovember 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM

      MacArthur was ordered out. There are many things I may criticize him for, but following that order is not one of them.

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    4. DarylNovember 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM

      Bright Eyes, as I become older I become more jaded about who our heroes actually were.

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  2. Bright EyesNovember 20, 2024 at 6:55 AM

    Welcome home soldier. Thank you for fighting for my freedom before I was even born.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2024 at 6:58 AM

    I’ve been to the Philippines many times, including several trips to Corregidor. What those guys endured is beyond comprehension.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2024 at 10:41 AM

    My ex father in law (number two, I think) was one of those left behind when Big Mac skedaddled. Was never captured, and hardly ever spoke of it, other that to say that if he was ever sent to hell, he was well prepared.

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    1. AnonymousNovember 21, 2024 at 7:54 AM

      I’m curious who he was. Those who didn’t get captured and carried on guerilla war have had books written about them. Because white men stood out , there weren’t many. Names like Ramsay, Fertig.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM

    Welcome home Cpl. Rest in Peace. - Nemo

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  6. MikeyNovember 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM

    Adding a link to the DPAA site. I hope that president Trump adds funding and emphasis to this one part of the DoD that never gives up. https://www.dpaa.mil/

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  7. AnonymousNovember 20, 2024 at 11:33 AM

    Welcome home sir, Thank you for your service
    Rest in Peace
    JD

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  8. WolffmanNovember 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM

    I must admit, it was very impressive for someone to take that much time and effort to determine the named individual who lost his life so many years ago. Must have brought a smile to his face, as it should have, and now any surviving relatives also have final closure...

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