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CPT William B. Brunton
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CPT William B. Brunton

Birth
Alameda County, California, USA
Death
9 Jan 1945 (aged 31)
Taiwan
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Capt. William Brunton was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which reached Takao, Formosa. While docked it was bombed by American planes on January 9, 1945, killing many of the POWs including Brunton.
Capt. William Brunton was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which reached Takao, Formosa. While docked it was bombed by American planes on January 9, 1945, killing many of the POWs including Brunton.

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Entered the service from California.

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  • Maintained by: Eric Ackerman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56754635/william_b-brunton: accessed ), memorial page for CPT William B. Brunton (14 Dec 1913–9 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56754635, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Eric Ackerman (contributor 48445240).