Walter served as a Private First Class, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 14, 1939. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and publishing and also as a Widower, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Silver Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered. ☆☆☆
Service # 6148154
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Below info supplied by ShaneO!
Silver Star Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, for gallantry in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands on 5 and 6 May 1942. Assigned to Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), Private McFarland rescued a wounded comrade in the area on Corregidor where the enemy were landing in force, and transported him in an open vehicle to a hospital. Returning to the scene of action, he gallantly manned a machine gun for seven hours on Corregidor, denying the enemy the opportunity to cross the South Shore Road and advance to the vital Malinta Tunnel. On the following morning he voluntarily made his way back to an installation where he procured ammunition and additional gun mounts, and moving to a position on Navy Tunnel Ridge, resumed his devastating fire against the enemy until he was wounded and had to be evacuated. Voluntarily risking his life to stem the overwhelming enemy attack, Private McFarland set a conspicuous example of bravery and exemplified the highest traditions of the military service.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 417 (December 22, 1945)
Action Date: May 5 & 6, 1942
POW Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War II
Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Action Date: May 6, 1942 - Died in Captivity
Service: Army Rank: Private First Class
Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)
Mission Date: 7-Sep-44
Location: Philippines
Cause: Friendly fire, killed by Japanese guards or drowning.
Shinyo Maru was a Japanese cargo steamer during the Second World War. She was one of the hell ships, used to transport prisoners of war. Shinyo Maru was sunk 7 September 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines by the USS Paddle, SS 263. There were approximately 750 American prisoners of war aboard. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water; 688 died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors.
http://www.submarinesailor.com/history
/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Allied Prisoners of War believed lost aboard Shinyo Maru when torpedoed and sunk 7 September 1944 by the USS Paddle, SS 263, near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines.
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
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( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 14, 1939. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and publishing and also as a Widower, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Silver Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered. ☆☆☆
Service # 6148154
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Below info supplied by ShaneO!
Silver Star Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, for gallantry in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands on 5 and 6 May 1942. Assigned to Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), Private McFarland rescued a wounded comrade in the area on Corregidor where the enemy were landing in force, and transported him in an open vehicle to a hospital. Returning to the scene of action, he gallantly manned a machine gun for seven hours on Corregidor, denying the enemy the opportunity to cross the South Shore Road and advance to the vital Malinta Tunnel. On the following morning he voluntarily made his way back to an installation where he procured ammunition and additional gun mounts, and moving to a position on Navy Tunnel Ridge, resumed his devastating fire against the enemy until he was wounded and had to be evacuated. Voluntarily risking his life to stem the overwhelming enemy attack, Private McFarland set a conspicuous example of bravery and exemplified the highest traditions of the military service.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 417 (December 22, 1945)
Action Date: May 5 & 6, 1942
POW Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War II
Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Action Date: May 6, 1942 - Died in Captivity
Service: Army Rank: Private First Class
Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)
Mission Date: 7-Sep-44
Location: Philippines
Cause: Friendly fire, killed by Japanese guards or drowning.
Shinyo Maru was a Japanese cargo steamer during the Second World War. She was one of the hell ships, used to transport prisoners of war. Shinyo Maru was sunk 7 September 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines by the USS Paddle, SS 263. There were approximately 750 American prisoners of war aboard. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water; 688 died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors.
http://www.submarinesailor.com/history
/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Allied Prisoners of War believed lost aboard Shinyo Maru when torpedoed and sunk 7 September 1944 by the USS Paddle, SS 263, near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines.
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
Click Here For Listing
( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Walter served as a Private First Class, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 14, 1939. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and publishing and also as a Widower, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Silver Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered. ☆☆☆
Service # 6148154
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Below info supplied by ShaneO!
Silver Star Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, for gallantry in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands on 5 and 6 May 1942. Assigned to Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), Private McFarland rescued a wounded comrade in the area on Corregidor where the enemy were landing in force, and transported him in an open vehicle to a hospital. Returning to the scene of action, he gallantly manned a machine gun for seven hours on Corregidor, denying the enemy the opportunity to cross the South Shore Road and advance to the vital Malinta Tunnel. On the following morning he voluntarily made his way back to an installation where he procured ammunition and additional gun mounts, and moving to a position on Navy Tunnel Ridge, resumed his devastating fire against the enemy until he was wounded and had to be evacuated. Voluntarily risking his life to stem the overwhelming enemy attack, Private McFarland set a conspicuous example of bravery and exemplified the highest traditions of the military service.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 417 (December 22, 1945)
Action Date: May 5 & 6, 1942
POW Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War II
Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Action Date: May 6, 1942 - Died in Captivity
Service: Army Rank: Private First Class
Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)
Mission Date: 7-Sep-44
Location: Philippines
Cause: Friendly fire, killed by Japanese guards or drowning.
Shinyo Maru was a Japanese cargo steamer during the Second World War. She was one of the hell ships, used to transport prisoners of war. Shinyo Maru was sunk 7 September 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines by the USS Paddle, SS 263. There were approximately 750 American prisoners of war aboard. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water; 688 died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors.
http://www.submarinesailor.com/history
/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Allied Prisoners of War believed lost aboard Shinyo Maru when torpedoed and sunk 7 September 1944 by the USS Paddle, SS 263, near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines.
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
Click Here For Listing
( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 14, 1939. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and publishing and also as a Widower, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Silver Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered. ☆☆☆
Service # 6148154
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Below info supplied by ShaneO!
Silver Star Citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, for gallantry in action on Corregidor, Philippine Islands on 5 and 6 May 1942. Assigned to Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), Private McFarland rescued a wounded comrade in the area on Corregidor where the enemy were landing in force, and transported him in an open vehicle to a hospital. Returning to the scene of action, he gallantly manned a machine gun for seven hours on Corregidor, denying the enemy the opportunity to cross the South Shore Road and advance to the vital Malinta Tunnel. On the following morning he voluntarily made his way back to an installation where he procured ammunition and additional gun mounts, and moving to a position on Navy Tunnel Ridge, resumed his devastating fire against the enemy until he was wounded and had to be evacuated. Voluntarily risking his life to stem the overwhelming enemy attack, Private McFarland set a conspicuous example of bravery and exemplified the highest traditions of the military service.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Forces-Pacific, General Orders No. 417 (December 22, 1945)
Action Date: May 5 & 6, 1942
POW Medal
Awarded for actions during the World War II
Private First Class Walter H. McFarland, United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Action Date: May 6, 1942 - Died in Captivity
Service: Army Rank: Private First Class
Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)
Mission Date: 7-Sep-44
Location: Philippines
Cause: Friendly fire, killed by Japanese guards or drowning.
Shinyo Maru was a Japanese cargo steamer during the Second World War. She was one of the hell ships, used to transport prisoners of war. Shinyo Maru was sunk 7 September 1944 near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines by the USS Paddle, SS 263. There were approximately 750 American prisoners of war aboard. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds or were in the water; 688 died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors.
http://www.submarinesailor.com/history
/pow/paddlesinksshinyomaru/
Allied Prisoners of War believed lost aboard Shinyo Maru when torpedoed and sunk 7 September 1944 by the USS Paddle, SS 263, near Liley, Sindangan, Province, Mindanao Philippines.
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
Click Here For Listing
( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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