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Corp Elmer W Vanderburg

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Corp Elmer W Vanderburg

Birth
Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death
19 May 1942 (aged 26)
Bataan Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Plot D Row 8 Grave 69
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Elmer was posted in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 7 Dec 1941. He was among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. He survived the infamous Bataan Death March that followed. However, he passed away from malaria in Camp O'Donnell POW Camp.
Elmer was posted in the Philippines when Imperial Japanese began their invasion on 7 Dec 1941. He was among American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula when compelled to surrender on 9 Apr 1942. He survived the infamous Bataan Death March that followed. However, he passed away from malaria in Camp O'Donnell POW Camp.

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Entered the service from California.

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  • Maintained by: truchasnm
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56758185/elmer_w-vanderburg: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Elmer W Vanderburg (15 Jun 1915–19 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56758185, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by truchasnm (contributor 47143330).