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Last Rank
Lieutenant
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
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Primary Unit
1942-1944, POW - Japan
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Service Years
1932 - 1944
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1910 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Gothie, Daniel Shinton, LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Lansford, PA |
Last Address
30 Brown St
Lewisburg, PA
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Casualty Date
Oct 24, 1944 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Torpedoed |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Lucky Bag - USNA yearbook
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Jun 02, 1932, Commissioned as Ensign
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Jun 02, 1935, Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
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Dec 08, 1939, Promoted to Lieutenant
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Apr 08, 1942, Cow Welcome on Corregidor, Writes Gothie 1
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May 06, 1942, Six Men in Hands of Japanese1
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Jan 18, 1944, Lieut. Daniel Gothie Writes From Prison Camp1
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Jun 25, 1945, Naval Officer Loses Life on Jap Prison Ship1
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Apr 17, 1947, Widow of Officer is Presented Medal1
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Jun 06, 1950, Application for WWII Compensation1
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Jan 06, 2020, General Photos
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Last Known Activity
LT Gothie was serving at Cavite, Philippines when the base was attacked. He was taken as a POW following the Japanese invasion and the fall of Corregidor. He was captured at the fall of the Philippines and held in various prison camps. He was listed as missing in action after the Japanese "Hell Ship" he was aboard, Arisan Maru, was sunk by an American submarine on October 24, 1944 and was later declared dead.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for "meritorious service as officer in charge of Torpedo Repair at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines."
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Comments/Citation
Prisoner of War Medal
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)
General Orders: NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947
Citation: Lieutenant Daniel S. Gothie (NSN: 0-71671), United States Navy, 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 his death while still in captivity.
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