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Casualty Info
Home Town Fort Lupton, CO
Last Address Fort Lupton, CO
Casualty Date Oct 25, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines
Wall/Plot Coordinates (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
S1c Faass was stationed aboard the USS Hoel (DD-533). During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the ship was the target of both torpedoes and large caliber gun fire from Japanese ships. Although the Hoel was damaged, her crew continued to fight. Once the ship was damged and the captain knew the ship would be lost, he ordered the ship be abandoned. The men continued to leave the ship until it rooled over and sank. Of the crew, 253 men died either because they didn't get off the ship or drowned while awaiting rescue. It is unknown into which category Faass should be placed. He was listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 619625
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Marshall Islands Operation (1944)/Battle of Roi-Namur Island
From Month/Year
February / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1944
Description Japan took over in 1914 and colonised the Marshalls extensively, developing and fortifying large bases on many of the islands. Roi-Namur was the target of the U.S. 4th Marine Division in the Battle of Kwajalein, in February 1944. During the Japanese occupation, the two islands were connected by a narrow neck of land and causeway. After the American occupation, US Navy SeaBees filled the area between the islands by December 1944; the two islands are now joined are presently called Roi-Namur with a total area of about one square mile.
