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Casualty Info
Home Town Louisville
Last Address 317 Seneca St Louisville, KY (parents Mr & Mrs George Beisler)
Casualty Date May 06, 1942
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason Intentional Homicide
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of Corrigedor
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates SECTION J SITE 667
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of the Philippines
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
May / 1942
Description American Forces relentless effort to hold the Philippine Islands against an overwhelming Japanese Force. The Japanese eventually forced an American Surrender.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
May / 1942
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories On 7 December 1941, Canopus, aging but able, lay at Cavite Navy Yard, as tender to Submarine Squadron 20. In the days that followed, her men worked day and night to repair ships damaged in the daily air raids as well as to keep her brood of submarines at sea. With the Army falling back on Manila, Canopus sailed to Mariveles Bay at the tip of Bataan on Christmas Day
