Service number:

2437832

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Herbert Linton served as a Fireman Second Class on board the USS Canopus (AS-9). After the ship was severely damaged on December 29th, 1941 and scuttled , he and his surviving comrades joined the ground forces in defense of Bataan and Corregidor. He was captured by the Japanese and interned as a Prisoner of War.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Fireman 2nd Class

Unit:

USS Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy

Citation:
"Fireman Second Class Herbert Milton Linton (NSN: 2437832), United States Navy, a former crewman of the U.S.S. CANOPUS (AS-9), was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945."

• - Herbert Linton - Recipient -