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PVT Harvey Monroe Kalish
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PVT Harvey Monroe Kalish Veteran

Birth
Forestville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
6 Jul 1942 (aged 23)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing - United States Army and Army Air Forces
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Harvey served as a Private, Headquarters Squadron, 27th Bomber Group, Light, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1940, prior to the war, in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.

He became a POW of the Japanese Army in the "Fall Of The Philippines" in May, 1942.

Harvey "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan 1-2-3, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service ID: 11010496.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Harvey served as a Private, Headquarters Squadron, 27th Bomber Group, Light, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1940, prior to the war, in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.

He became a POW of the Japanese Army in the "Fall Of The Philippines" in May, 1942.

Harvey "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army at POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan 1-2-3, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines during the war.

He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service ID: 11010496.

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

Inscription

PVT, 27 AAF BOMB GP WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167492973/harvey_monroe-kalish: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Harvey Monroe Kalish (30 Dec 1918–6 Jul 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167492973, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).