Son of Mrs. Flora Gage Mayo who resided in Lecompte, Louisiana.
Dewitt served as a Gunner's Mate Third Class, Submarine Tender U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
The Canopus was scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan by her own crew, to deny her use to the enemy in the "Fall of Bataan" during the war.
Dewitt then became a POW of the Japanese Army in April, 1942.
He "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at Hoten Pow Camp, Mukden, Manchuria 42-123 (China) during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the POW Camp in China and was later repatriated here on March 5, 1948.
Service # 3602108
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Dewitt served as a Gunner's Mate Third Class, Submarine Tender U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
The Canopus was scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan by her own crew, to deny her use to the enemy in the "Fall of Bataan" during the war.
Dewitt then became a POW of the Japanese Army in April, 1942.
He "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at Hoten Pow Camp, Mukden, Manchuria 42-123 (China) during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the POW Camp in China and was later repatriated here on March 5, 1948.
Service # 3602108
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of Mrs. Flora Gage Mayo who resided in Lecompte, Louisiana.
Dewitt served as a Gunner's Mate Third Class, Submarine Tender U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
The Canopus was scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan by her own crew, to deny her use to the enemy in the "Fall of Bataan" during the war.
Dewitt then became a POW of the Japanese Army in April, 1942.
He "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at Hoten Pow Camp, Mukden, Manchuria 42-123 (China) during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the POW Camp in China and was later repatriated here on March 5, 1948.
Service # 3602108
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dewitt served as a Gunner's Mate Third Class, Submarine Tender U.S.S. Canopus (AS-9), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
The Canopus was scuttled in Mariveles Bay, Bataan by her own crew, to deny her use to the enemy in the "Fall of Bataan" during the war.
Dewitt then became a POW of the Japanese Army in April, 1942.
He "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at Hoten Pow Camp, Mukden, Manchuria 42-123 (China) during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the POW Camp in China and was later repatriated here on March 5, 1948.
Service # 3602108
Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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DEWITT
OSBORN
GRAVES
LOUISIANA
GM3C US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
AUGUST 19 1912
MARCH 4 1943
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