He resided in Clinton County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Haig was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Bronze Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 13002832
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
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( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Clinton County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Haig was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the "Bronze Star", Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
668 POW's died when the ship sank, leaving only 82 survivors. 47 of 52 Japanese guards also died.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 13002832
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Soldiers & Sailors who died on the "Shinyo Maru":
( Last name staring with: A through D )
( Last name staring with: E through L )
( Last name staring with: M through R )
( Last name staring with: S through Z )
Survivor of the "Shinyo Maru"
Click Here For Listing
( Above listings created by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Family Members
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Rose Frances Ferrara Bassinger
1913–1942
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Mark Joseph "Marco" Ferrara
1914–1993
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Mary Louise Ferrara Pirone
1916–2014
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CPL Salvatore Lewis Ferrara
1918–1944
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John Anthony Ferrara
1920–1959
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PFC James R Ferrara
1922–1987
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Margaret Christine Ferrara Edgar
1923–1974
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Geraldine V Ferrara Summers
1925–2017
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Samuel F Ferrara
1927–1980
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Br Salvatore W Ferrara
1928–1985
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Agnes Carmel Ferrara Berry
1930–1995
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Eugene L "Nose" Ferrara
1930–2017
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Geneive L Ferrara
1931–1932
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Joann A Ferrara Berry
1934–1995
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Infant Male Ferrara
1937–1937
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