- 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.