He enlisted to the army on February 12th, 1941. He was Prisoner of War of the Japanese, he was captured on May 7th, 1942. He served at Southwestern Pacific Theatre, at Phillippine Islands. He was liberated on February 23rd, 1945.
Scrapbook, Dorchester, newspaper clipping
Gender | Man |
Date of Birth | 02/05/1923 |
Date of Death | 02/01/2010 |
Place of Birth | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX |
Place of Death | Temple, Bell County, TX |
Immigration | --- |
Could speak Czech | Not identified |
Parents | Charles Simecek and Frances (Johec) Simecek |
Area of War | Pacific |
Rank | Pvt. |
Branch | Army |
Detail of Service | Coast Artillery Corpse, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft0, F Battery, Habor Defenses of Manila and Subis Bays |
Prisoner of War |