Svrcek enlisted to the army on February 6th, 1941. He served at Southwest Pacific Theatre, Phillippine Islands, during WWII. He took part in Battle of Corrigedor in May 1942, when he was taken Japanese prisoner on May 7th. First information said that he is somewhere on Phillippines. e was later held in Tokyo POW Camp (Shinkuju) in Tokyo Bay Area. He was liberated on October 15th, 1945.
West News, Vol. 53, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1943, p. 1
| Other names | Joe |
| Gender | Man |
| Date of Birth | 03/19/1917 |
| Date of Death | 2018 |
| Place of Birth | West, McLennan County, TX |
| Place of Death | West, McLennan County, TX |
| Immigration | Born to at least one Czech-born parent. |
| Could speak Czech | Not identified |
| Parents | John Leo Svrcek and Filomena (Grmela) Svrcek |
| Area of War | Pacific |
| Rank | Pvt. |
| Branch | Army |
| Detail of Service | Coast Artillery Corps, G Battery, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AntiAircraft), Habor Defenses of Manila and Subis Bays |
| Prisoner of War |