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Barnes, Silas Kenton

Date of birth:
December 13th, 1921 (United States)
Date of death:
February 23rd, 2016 (Georgia, United States)
Buried on:
Andersonville National Cemetery
Service number:
299675
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class (Marine)
Unit:
Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
Private First Class Silas K. Barnes (MCSN: 299675), United States Marine Corps, 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 he was returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.
Prisoner of War Medal

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