Foss, Clarence Stewart, F2c

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Final Rank
Fireman Second Class
Last NEC
F2c-0000-Fireman 2nd Class
Last NEC Group
Rating/NEC Group Unknown
Primary Unit
1941-1942, F2c-0000, USS Canopus (AS-9)
Service Years
1941 - 1944
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Fireman Second Class

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Home State
California
California
Year of Birth
1923
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Ventura
Casualty Date
Oct 24, 1944
 
Cause
MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Philippines
Conflict
World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of the Philippines
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United StatesUSS Canopus AS-34/AS-9 AssociationAmerican Ex-POW AssociationMilitary Order of World Wars (MOWW)
  1941, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
  1942, USS Canopus AS-34/AS-9 Association
  1944, American Ex-POW Association - Assoc. Page
  1945, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)



Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of Bataan
From Month/Year
January / 1942
To Month/Year
April / 1942

Description
Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1942
To Month/Year
April / 1942
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
221 of her crewmen were evacuated to Corregidor on February 28, 1942 and served with the Marines 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions on beach defenses. The final 327 crewmen were also evacuated to Corregidor and served in the 4th Marine Regiment's 4th Battalion Reserves (Provisional)which fought gallantly during the final battle for the island fortress. Nearly all Canopus crewmen were captured at the fall of Corregidor and spent the rest of the war in Japanese POW Camps in the Philippines and the Asia mainland.

Over 200 were Killed in Action.

   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  50 Also There at This Battle:
 
  • Cox, Jr., George, ENS, (1941-1945)
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