A college student,"J. B." and his brother Eugene enlisted September 5, 1941 at Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, MO shortly before Pearl Harbor. JB's World War II Draft Registration of October 16, 1940 lists him as age 23, 6'2" tall, 215 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. Living in St Louis, MO, he is employed by Sieloff Packing Company.
During the war he was in the Medical Corps with MacArthur at Corregidor. JB was a prisoner of war for nearly four years, imprisoned by the Japanese at Fukuoka POW Camp #1-Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130.
He came home to Springfield, Missouri where he met and married his wife Mary Louise Cunningham on August 16, 1947 in St Louis, MO. He worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol for many years, living in Kirkwood, Missouri. He and Mary have three sons.
During the war he was in the Medical Corps with MacArthur at Corregidor. JB was a prisoner of war for nearly four years, imprisoned by the Japanese at Fukuoka POW Camp #1-Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130.
He came home to Springfield, Missouri where he met and married his wife Mary Louise Cunningham on August 16, 1947 in St Louis, MO. He worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol for many years, living in Kirkwood, Missouri. He and Mary have three sons.
A college student,"J. B." and his brother Eugene enlisted September 5, 1941 at Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, MO shortly before Pearl Harbor. JB's World War II Draft Registration of October 16, 1940 lists him as age 23, 6'2" tall, 215 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. Living in St Louis, MO, he is employed by Sieloff Packing Company.
During the war he was in the Medical Corps with MacArthur at Corregidor. JB was a prisoner of war for nearly four years, imprisoned by the Japanese at Fukuoka POW Camp #1-Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130.
He came home to Springfield, Missouri where he met and married his wife Mary Louise Cunningham on August 16, 1947 in St Louis, MO. He worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol for many years, living in Kirkwood, Missouri. He and Mary have three sons.
During the war he was in the Medical Corps with MacArthur at Corregidor. JB was a prisoner of war for nearly four years, imprisoned by the Japanese at Fukuoka POW Camp #1-Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130.
He came home to Springfield, Missouri where he met and married his wife Mary Louise Cunningham on August 16, 1947 in St Louis, MO. He worked for the Missouri State Highway Patrol for many years, living in Kirkwood, Missouri. He and Mary have three sons.
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