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Chronister, Mason F.

Date of birth:
December 31st, 1917 (Baltimore/Maryland, United States)
Date of death:
June 17th, 1942 (Cabatuan, Philippines)
Mentioned on:
American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Service number:
0-6617
Nationality:
American

Biography

Chronister was mortally wounded in an ambush laid by Filipino guerrillas on 16 June 1942. He died in a Japanese hospital in Cabatuan the next day.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
First Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
First Lieutenant Mason F. Chronister (MCSN: 0-6617), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor on 6 May 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Prisoner of War Medal

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