Filimon was the son of Silvestre Castillo and Manuelita Chavez. An identified brother was Ignacio Castillo.
Filimon C. Castillo (B: 1919, New Mexico) of Valencia, New Mexico; enlisted as a Private in the US Army (S/N 38012440) on 28 March 1941 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Filimon was recorded as single, had completed grammar school, and was working as a “semiskilled miller: grain, Flour, Feed, Etc”.
During World War II, Filimon was serving Headquarters Battery of the 200th Coast Artillery Corps in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. After the artillery had been destroyed by the aerial attacks, the 200th resorted to fighting as infantry and became known as the "Battlin' Bastards of Bataan". They were among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula until compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. Filimon survived the Bataan Death March that followed, but lost his life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese in the Cabanatuan POW Camp. A cenotaph was erected for Filimon in his home state of New Mexico.
Filimon C. Castillo (B: 1919, New Mexico) of Valencia, New Mexico; enlisted as a Private in the US Army (S/N 38012440) on 28 March 1941 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Filimon was recorded as single, had completed grammar school, and was working as a “semiskilled miller: grain, Flour, Feed, Etc”.
During World War II, Filimon was serving Headquarters Battery of the 200th Coast Artillery Corps in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. After the artillery had been destroyed by the aerial attacks, the 200th resorted to fighting as infantry and became known as the "Battlin' Bastards of Bataan". They were among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula until compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. Filimon survived the Bataan Death March that followed, but lost his life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese in the Cabanatuan POW Camp. A cenotaph was erected for Filimon in his home state of New Mexico.
Filimon was the son of Silvestre Castillo and Manuelita Chavez. An identified brother was Ignacio Castillo.
Filimon C. Castillo (B: 1919, New Mexico) of Valencia, New Mexico; enlisted as a Private in the US Army (S/N 38012440) on 28 March 1941 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Filimon was recorded as single, had completed grammar school, and was working as a “semiskilled miller: grain, Flour, Feed, Etc”.
During World War II, Filimon was serving Headquarters Battery of the 200th Coast Artillery Corps in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. After the artillery had been destroyed by the aerial attacks, the 200th resorted to fighting as infantry and became known as the "Battlin' Bastards of Bataan". They were among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula until compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. Filimon survived the Bataan Death March that followed, but lost his life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese in the Cabanatuan POW Camp. A cenotaph was erected for Filimon in his home state of New Mexico.
Filimon C. Castillo (B: 1919, New Mexico) of Valencia, New Mexico; enlisted as a Private in the US Army (S/N 38012440) on 28 March 1941 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Filimon was recorded as single, had completed grammar school, and was working as a “semiskilled miller: grain, Flour, Feed, Etc”.
During World War II, Filimon was serving Headquarters Battery of the 200th Coast Artillery Corps in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 8 Dec 1941. After the artillery had been destroyed by the aerial attacks, the 200th resorted to fighting as infantry and became known as the "Battlin' Bastards of Bataan". They were among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula until compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. Filimon survived the Bataan Death March that followed, but lost his life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese in the Cabanatuan POW Camp. A cenotaph was erected for Filimon in his home state of New Mexico.
Inscription
PVT US ARMY
200 COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Gravesite Details
US ARMY S/N 38012440
