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Arthur William Pinkham

Arthur William Pinkham (left)

Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 375 91 59
Birth Date January 22, 1920
From Davenport, California
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death August 26, 1942
Location Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Died of peritonitis and other complications
Remarks Arthur was born in San Francisco, California. In the photo above, Arthur is on the left, and his friend, Woodrow Wilson Wert, is on the right.

Photo courtesy of Chuck Wert, son of Woodrow Wilson Wert, friend. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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