Benedito's parents were Ezequiel C de Baca and Francisca C de Baca (Yes, they were both C de Baca). Benedito was a part of the Bataan Death March. He was in a prison camp after the march during WW II.
Per Ron Overley (46830383), Benedicto was the son of Ezequiel C De Baca and Francisca C De Baca. He was born on May 5, 1920, in Peña Blanca, New Mexico. State records indicate that he attended two years of school, which was most likely high school. He was not married and had no dependents. Benedicto volunteered for military service on September 8, 1941, and served the Army as a Private in the Quartermaster Corps. He was stationed at Angel Island before deployment to the Philippines. He became a Prisoner of War with the fall of the Philippines to Japan on April 9, 1942, and was in the Bataan Death March arriving at PW Camp #4 O'Donnel Tarlac Luzon. Conditions at camp were terrible and food and water were scarce. Despite the conditions, he wrote to his parents in 1944 telling them he was fine and in good health and working every day. He told them he was with Pvt. Juan Paiz also from Peña Blanca. By 1944 it was evident that the United States would retake the Philippines. The Japanese began moving POWs closer to Japan in what came to be known as hell ships. It is probable that Benedicto was transported in this manner and was either lost at sea or died in a camp in Hong Kong. The military lists his death as October 14, 1944. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery. A cenotaph is also located with his father's grave in the Peña Blanca cemetery.
Thank you Ron for his information/
Per Ron Overley (46830383), Benedicto was the son of Ezequiel C De Baca and Francisca C De Baca. He was born on May 5, 1920, in Peña Blanca, New Mexico. State records indicate that he attended two years of school, which was most likely high school. He was not married and had no dependents. Benedicto volunteered for military service on September 8, 1941, and served the Army as a Private in the Quartermaster Corps. He was stationed at Angel Island before deployment to the Philippines. He became a Prisoner of War with the fall of the Philippines to Japan on April 9, 1942, and was in the Bataan Death March arriving at PW Camp #4 O'Donnel Tarlac Luzon. Conditions at camp were terrible and food and water were scarce. Despite the conditions, he wrote to his parents in 1944 telling them he was fine and in good health and working every day. He told them he was with Pvt. Juan Paiz also from Peña Blanca. By 1944 it was evident that the United States would retake the Philippines. The Japanese began moving POWs closer to Japan in what came to be known as hell ships. It is probable that Benedicto was transported in this manner and was either lost at sea or died in a camp in Hong Kong. The military lists his death as October 14, 1944. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery. A cenotaph is also located with his father's grave in the Peña Blanca cemetery.
Thank you Ron for his information/
Benedito's parents were Ezequiel C de Baca and Francisca C de Baca (Yes, they were both C de Baca). Benedito was a part of the Bataan Death March. He was in a prison camp after the march during WW II.
Per Ron Overley (46830383), Benedicto was the son of Ezequiel C De Baca and Francisca C De Baca. He was born on May 5, 1920, in Peña Blanca, New Mexico. State records indicate that he attended two years of school, which was most likely high school. He was not married and had no dependents. Benedicto volunteered for military service on September 8, 1941, and served the Army as a Private in the Quartermaster Corps. He was stationed at Angel Island before deployment to the Philippines. He became a Prisoner of War with the fall of the Philippines to Japan on April 9, 1942, and was in the Bataan Death March arriving at PW Camp #4 O'Donnel Tarlac Luzon. Conditions at camp were terrible and food and water were scarce. Despite the conditions, he wrote to his parents in 1944 telling them he was fine and in good health and working every day. He told them he was with Pvt. Juan Paiz also from Peña Blanca. By 1944 it was evident that the United States would retake the Philippines. The Japanese began moving POWs closer to Japan in what came to be known as hell ships. It is probable that Benedicto was transported in this manner and was either lost at sea or died in a camp in Hong Kong. The military lists his death as October 14, 1944. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery. A cenotaph is also located with his father's grave in the Peña Blanca cemetery.
Thank you Ron for his information/
Per Ron Overley (46830383), Benedicto was the son of Ezequiel C De Baca and Francisca C De Baca. He was born on May 5, 1920, in Peña Blanca, New Mexico. State records indicate that he attended two years of school, which was most likely high school. He was not married and had no dependents. Benedicto volunteered for military service on September 8, 1941, and served the Army as a Private in the Quartermaster Corps. He was stationed at Angel Island before deployment to the Philippines. He became a Prisoner of War with the fall of the Philippines to Japan on April 9, 1942, and was in the Bataan Death March arriving at PW Camp #4 O'Donnel Tarlac Luzon. Conditions at camp were terrible and food and water were scarce. Despite the conditions, he wrote to his parents in 1944 telling them he was fine and in good health and working every day. He told them he was with Pvt. Juan Paiz also from Peña Blanca. By 1944 it was evident that the United States would retake the Philippines. The Japanese began moving POWs closer to Japan in what came to be known as hell ships. It is probable that Benedicto was transported in this manner and was either lost at sea or died in a camp in Hong Kong. The military lists his death as October 14, 1944. He is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery. A cenotaph is also located with his father's grave in the Peña Blanca cemetery.
Thank you Ron for his information/
Bio by: P Barela
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It seems his body was never found. His parents placed a memorial headstone in the Peña Blanca cemetery.
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