Sgt. William D. Sparrow was a member of D Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. He was stationed in the Philippine Islands when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He fought the Japanese for four months and when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese. He, with other members of his battalion, escaped to Corregidor. On May 7, 1942, he became a Prisoner of War when American forces in the Philippines were surrendered to the Japanese. As a POW, he was held at Cabanatuan on Luzon. He was sent to Japan on a "hell ship" and was held as a POW at Tanagawa #4-B and Osaka #5. He was liberated at the end of the war.
Sgt. William D. Sparrow was a member of D Company, 192nd Tank Battalion. He was stationed in the Philippine Islands when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He fought the Japanese for four months and when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese. He, with other members of his battalion, escaped to Corregidor. On May 7, 1942, he became a Prisoner of War when American forces in the Philippines were surrendered to the Japanese. As a POW, he was held at Cabanatuan on Luzon. He was sent to Japan on a "hell ship" and was held as a POW at Tanagawa #4-B and Osaka #5. He was liberated at the end of the war.
Family Members
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William David Sparrow
1877–1955
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Gertrude Mollie Howser Sparrow
1880–1948
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Mary Ada Sparrow Byrd
1899–1970
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Virginia Sparrow Willis
1910–1938
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Eugene Howser Sparrow
1920–1978
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