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McManus, Francis Joseph, LT.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Cleveland
Casualty Date Jan 25, 1945
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/USS Canopus (AS-9)
Official Badges
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Philippine Islands Campaign (1941-42)/Battle of Corrigedor
From Month/Year
April / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 1942
Description The battle and delivery of food to Corrigedor P. I. and evacuates certain military personnel
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 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.
