Officer Service No. (ASN): O-890304
2nd Lt. James H. Duff Jr. 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 came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. 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. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru. Duff died of wounds he received during the attack on the Enoura Maru.
Name: James H Duff Jr
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: Headquarters 1st Philippine Corps
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
2nd Lt. James H. Duff Jr. 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 came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. 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. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru. Duff died of wounds he received during the attack on the Enoura Maru.
Name: James H Duff Jr
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: Headquarters 1st Philippine Corps
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Officer Service No. (ASN): O-890304
2nd Lt. James H. Duff Jr. 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 came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. 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. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru. Duff died of wounds he received during the attack on the Enoura Maru.
Name: James H Duff Jr
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: Headquarters 1st Philippine Corps
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
2nd Lt. James H. Duff Jr. 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 came under attack from American planes on December 14th. As evening approached, the attack was called off. The next day the planes returned and continued the attack. 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. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru. Duff died of wounds he received during the attack on the Enoura Maru.
Name: James H Duff Jr
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: Headquarters 1st Philippine Corps
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
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