91st Bomb Squadron - His remains were identified after the war and sent home for burial. Case should show "Resolved" from the DPAA, but with the Government 60% FRS policy, he will be included in their request for FRS. Family may think we have the incorrect person based on the Date of Death that they have for him. Their date of death was when they received notice in 1943 from the War Department that he died in the prison camp and not his actual date of death.
PFC Thomas' - brother's obituary. His other siblings died not long after birth. THOMAS - R. Glenn THOMAS - R. Glenn, 80, Davidsville, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2007, at Select Specialty Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1926, in Thomas Mills, son of the late J. Wesley and Bessie (Weaver) Thomas. Preceded in death by son-in-law, Kenneth L. Lambertus; brother, Richard Thomas; and twin sisters, Arlene and Irene Thomas. Survived by wife, Margaret (Thomas), with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage; daughter, Cathy Lambertus, Davidsville; grandson, K.L. Lambertus, married to the former Jodi Hood, Portage; great-grandson, Logan Lambertus; brother, Gerald Thomas, married to Joyce, Thomas Mills; nephew, Doug Thomas, married to Roberta, Soap Hollow; and special friend, Bill Thomas. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He is a World War II Army veteran, having served in Japan. He enjoyed, hunting, collecting cars, camping, fishing and breeding beagles. Friends received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at John Henderson Co. Funeral Home, 215 Central Ave., where funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m., the Rev. Wilma Horner. Interment, Thomas Mennonite Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the American Heart Association.
Published May 12, 2007
Tribune-Democrat
Johnstown, PA
PFC Thomas Family Contact – Niece, daughter of his brother Glenn
Catherine T Lambertus
Born April 1953 (Age 66)
118 N Main St.
Davidsville, PA 15928
(814) 479-2603
ftnw5371@hotmail.com
Private Robert L. Miller joined the U.S. Army from California and served with the 194th Tank Battalion in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender on April 9, 1942, and died of malaria, dysentery, and malnutrition on October 8, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Miller is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Memorial in the Philippines.
Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000MeRB6EAN&fbclid=IwAR1UjBM_UtIM_LIlzw2-qy5YycY9aG7ygD2cD_xdn6q1Hr7ZNKwzEmnGg2U
Staff Sergeant Marion L. Malpass, who entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from North Carolina, served with the 34th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group in the Philippines during World War II. The 34th was stationed at Del Carmen Field on Luzon Island when the Japanese attacked U.S. military bases in the Pacific in December 1941. After the Japanese destroyed the unit's aircraft on the ground at Del Carmen, the men of the 34th served as infantry during the Battle of Bataan. When U.S. troops in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1941, they were forced on the Bataan Death March. They went first to Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac Province and from there to the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija, where SSG Malpass died of dysentery on October 7, 1942. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Staff Sergeant Malpass is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Sister's obituary - Mabel Malpass Moore, 89, of Wilmington, NC, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mabel was born on March 22, 1923, in Atkinson, NC, to the late Edgar Roscoe and Maybel Malpass.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Hubert Moore; three sisters, Frances Rowe, Bessie Rivenbark and Edith Holt; two brothers, E.R. Malpass and Bobby Malpass.
Mabel is survived by four children, Carl E. Moore of Chesapeake Bay, VA, Roger B. Moore and wife Vernice of Wingate, NC, Linda M. Conner of Castle Hayne, NC, and Catherine Gail Helmick and husband Rick of Las Vegas, NV; two sisters, Ruth Fitzgibbons and Rosa Mae Hewitt. Also, she has many much-loved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mabel was a retired employee of Kresge. She had enjoyed sewing, cooking and worshipping the Lord. She was a faithful Christian and longtime member of Long Leaf Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 am Friday, June 1, 2012 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel followed by funeral service beginning at 10 am with Rev. Eugene Ridley officiating. Interment will follow in Wilmington National Cemetery.
SSG Malpass might have two siblings still living. The Family contact below is for his niece, daughter of his sister Mabel.
Linda M. Conner
Born April 1944 (Age 75)
20 Arlene Dr.
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
(910) 763-8674
Private Marion B. Smoot joined the U.S. Army Air Forces from Georgia and served with the 454th Ordnance Company in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender on April 9, 1942, and died of malnutrition, malaria, and dysentery on October 7, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Smoot is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000MW4rmEAD&fbclid=IwAR3dEpbTzCsYe0M4Ln7OVbtcmiJfAOw9yOZLSuVpnyApR4oKyrVFg-qSH0s
PVT Smoot sister's death info. She named a child after Marion! Name:
Clara S. Sims
Gender: Female
Death Age: 90
Birth Date: abt 1919
Birth Place: Pike County
Death Date: 29 Oct 2009
Death Place: McDonough
Burial Date: 31 Oct 2009
Newspaper Title: Griffin Daily News
Spouse: Joe Sims
Children: John R Wall
Marion Leon Wall
Carol Wall
Private Dewey W. Burns joined the U.S. Army in Texas and served with the 803rd Engineers Battalion in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender and died of dysentery on October 7, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Burns is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhvcEAC&fbclid=IwAR1RkPZ-1aTe3TKRlHIHr2nsvioOT8JsdOGcldi5P9mV6MH-bZas9mHZQ5E
Gentleman called me today and he is a second cousin through marriage. He knew Burn's sisters when he was young but they were much older. Will see If I can find anything on them.
Family Contact – Julia looks to be a great niece, granddaughter of his sister Donnie. Julia has left flower messages on all the family’s Find a Grave pages online. If not the granddaughter she can help us get into contact with them.
PFC Richard D. Thomas
91st Bomb Squadron - His remains were identified after the war and sent home for burial. Case should show "Resolved" from the DPAA, but with the Government 60% FRS policy, he will be included in their request for FRS. Family may think we have the incorrect person based on the Date of Death that they have for him. Their date of death was when they received notice in 1943 from the War Department that he died in the prison camp and not his actual date of death.
PFC Thomas' - brother's obituary. His other siblings died not long after birth. THOMAS - R. Glenn THOMAS - R. Glenn, 80, Davidsville, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2007, at Select Specialty Hospital. Born Dec. 24, 1926, in Thomas Mills, son of the late J. Wesley and Bessie (Weaver) Thomas. Preceded in death by son-in-law, Kenneth L. Lambertus; brother, Richard Thomas; and twin sisters, Arlene and Irene Thomas. Survived by wife, Margaret (Thomas), with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage; daughter, Cathy Lambertus, Davidsville; grandson, K.L. Lambertus, married to the former Jodi Hood, Portage; great-grandson, Logan Lambertus; brother, Gerald Thomas, married to Joyce, Thomas Mills; nephew, Doug Thomas, married to Roberta, Soap Hollow; and special friend, Bill Thomas. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He is a World War II Army veteran, having served in Japan. He enjoyed, hunting, collecting cars, camping, fishing and breeding beagles. Friends received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at John Henderson Co. Funeral Home, 215 Central Ave., where funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m., the Rev. Wilma Horner. Interment, Thomas Mennonite Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the American Heart Association.
Published May 12, 2007 Tribune-Democrat Johnstown, PA
PFC Thomas Family Contact – Niece, daughter of his brother Glenn Catherine T Lambertus Born April 1953 (Age 66) 118 N Main St. Davidsville, PA 15928 (814) 479-2603 ftnw5371@hotmail.com
PVT Robert L. Miller - 194th Tank Battalion
Private Robert L. Miller joined the U.S. Army from California and served with the 194th Tank Battalion in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender on April 9, 1942, and died of malaria, dysentery, and malnutrition on October 8, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Miller is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Memorial in the Philippines. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000MeRB6EAN&fbclid=IwAR1UjBM_UtIM_LIlzw2-qy5YycY9aG7ygD2cD_xdn6q1Hr7ZNKwzEmnGg2U
PVT Miller's mother Lora died in a MVA in 1945
PVT Miller's Family Contact – Nephew, son of his sister Ethel David Martin Wall 4504 Pasadena Ave Long Beach, CA 90807 (310) 624-6451
S/SGT Marion L. Malpass - 3rd Pursuit Squadron
Staff Sergeant Marion L. Malpass, who entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from North Carolina, served with the 34th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group in the Philippines during World War II. The 34th was stationed at Del Carmen Field on Luzon Island when the Japanese attacked U.S. military bases in the Pacific in December 1941. After the Japanese destroyed the unit's aircraft on the ground at Del Carmen, the men of the 34th served as infantry during the Battle of Bataan. When U.S. troops in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1941, they were forced on the Bataan Death March. They went first to Camp O'Donnell in Tarlac Province and from there to the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija, where SSG Malpass died of dysentery on October 7, 1942. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Staff Sergeant Malpass is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000LlfjEAC&fbclid=IwAR2gbkkwHMxt7R5XBFGcJ7D1vYfawMTh5-M29qZZFPcbFtbpZ_vlf2UILiM
Sister's obituary - Mabel Malpass Moore, 89, of Wilmington, NC, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mabel was born on March 22, 1923, in Atkinson, NC, to the late Edgar Roscoe and Maybel Malpass.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Hubert Moore; three sisters, Frances Rowe, Bessie Rivenbark and Edith Holt; two brothers, E.R. Malpass and Bobby Malpass.
Mabel is survived by four children, Carl E. Moore of Chesapeake Bay, VA, Roger B. Moore and wife Vernice of Wingate, NC, Linda M. Conner of Castle Hayne, NC, and Catherine Gail Helmick and husband Rick of Las Vegas, NV; two sisters, Ruth Fitzgibbons and Rosa Mae Hewitt. Also, she has many much-loved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mabel was a retired employee of Kresge. She had enjoyed sewing, cooking and worshipping the Lord. She was a faithful Christian and longtime member of Long Leaf Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 am Friday, June 1, 2012 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel followed by funeral service beginning at 10 am with Rev. Eugene Ridley officiating. Interment will follow in Wilmington National Cemetery.
SSG Malpass might have two siblings still living. The Family contact below is for his niece, daughter of his sister Mabel. Linda M. Conner Born April 1944 (Age 75) 20 Arlene Dr. Castle Hayne, NC 28429 (910) 763-8674
PVT Marion B. Smoot - 454th Ordnance Company
Private Marion B. Smoot joined the U.S. Army Air Forces from Georgia and served with the 454th Ordnance Company in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender on April 9, 1942, and died of malnutrition, malaria, and dysentery on October 7, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Smoot is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000MW4rmEAD&fbclid=IwAR3dEpbTzCsYe0M4Ln7OVbtcmiJfAOw9yOZLSuVpnyApR4oKyrVFg-qSH0s
PVT Smoot sister's death info. She named a child after Marion! Name:
Clara S. Sims Gender: Female Death Age: 90 Birth Date: abt 1919 Birth Place: Pike County Death Date: 29 Oct 2009 Death Place: McDonough Burial Date: 31 Oct 2009 Newspaper Title: Griffin Daily News Spouse: Joe Sims Children: John R Wall Marion Leon Wall Carol Wall
PVT Smoot's Family Contact info – nephew, son of his sister Clara John R. Wall Jr. 1056 Strawberry Ln Ellenwood, GA 30294 (770) 981-8976
PVT Dewey W. Burns - 803rd Engineer Battalion
Private Dewey W. Burns joined the U.S. Army in Texas and served with the 803rd Engineers Battalion in the Philippines during World War II. He was captured in Bataan following the American surrender and died of dysentery on October 7, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. He was buried in a communal grave in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs; however, his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan after the war. Today, Private Burns is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Active Pursuit. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhvcEAC&fbclid=IwAR1RkPZ-1aTe3TKRlHIHr2nsvioOT8JsdOGcldi5P9mV6MH-bZas9mHZQ5E
I sent a message to a family tree user on Ancestry who looks to be the nephew of PVT Burns. I will update this post if I receive a reply. https://www.ancestry.com/account/profile/01544279-0003-0000-0000-000000000000?fbclid=IwAR3gMscnqhQb-2lftymivqG3b9ra6tU9vA3TU7OuRNI104ygqCIL0wpEYh0
Gentleman called me today and he is a second cousin through marriage. He knew Burn's sisters when he was young but they were much older. Will see If I can find anything on them.
Family Contact – Julia looks to be a great niece, granddaughter of his sister Donnie. Julia has left flower messages on all the family’s Find a Grave pages online. If not the granddaughter she can help us get into contact with them.
Julia A Johnstone
Born July 1955 (Age 63)
10739 Sandpiper Ln. # 1
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 265-1195
juli_in_dallas@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/juli.johnstone