Paul served as a Private First Class, Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Prior to the war, Paul resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1939, he graduated from Coaldale High School. According to his yearbook, he played Varsity football for his Junior and Senior years where he was noted for his exceptional tackling. He wore #40. He is seated in the first row, 3rd from right in the attached team photo. Paul took an academic track in course work, while being a 4 year member of the Sports Club and 3 years of Intramural Softball. His nickname was "Goose" and his favorite phrase was "Phna Phna."
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1940, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Waiter and also as Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the 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.
According to attached article from The Morning Call on Aug 11, 1945, Paul was one of six Coaldale men killed in the Pacific Theater. Another four were POWs that survived the Japanese.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 12007311
( 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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Prior to the war, Paul resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1939, he graduated from Coaldale High School. According to his yearbook, he played Varsity football for his Junior and Senior years where he was noted for his exceptional tackling. He wore #40. He is seated in the first row, 3rd from right in the attached team photo. Paul took an academic track in course work, while being a 4 year member of the Sports Club and 3 years of Intramural Softball. His nickname was "Goose" and his favorite phrase was "Phna Phna."
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1940, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Waiter and also as Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the 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.
According to attached article from The Morning Call on Aug 11, 1945, Paul was one of six Coaldale men killed in the Pacific Theater. Another four were POWs that survived the Japanese.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 12007311
( 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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Paul served as a Private First Class, Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Prior to the war, Paul resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1939, he graduated from Coaldale High School. According to his yearbook, he played Varsity football for his Junior and Senior years where he was noted for his exceptional tackling. He wore #40. He is seated in the first row, 3rd from right in the attached team photo. Paul took an academic track in course work, while being a 4 year member of the Sports Club and 3 years of Intramural Softball. His nickname was "Goose" and his favorite phrase was "Phna Phna."
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1940, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Waiter and also as Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the 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.
According to attached article from The Morning Call on Aug 11, 1945, Paul was one of six Coaldale men killed in the Pacific Theater. Another four were POWs that survived the Japanese.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 12007311
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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Prior to the war, Paul resided in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1939, he graduated from Coaldale High School. According to his yearbook, he played Varsity football for his Junior and Senior years where he was noted for his exceptional tackling. He wore #40. He is seated in the first row, 3rd from right in the attached team photo. Paul took an academic track in course work, while being a 4 year member of the Sports Club and 3 years of Intramural Softball. His nickname was "Goose" and his favorite phrase was "Phna Phna."
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1940, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Waiter and also as Single, without dependents.
He became a prisoner of the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines during the war in 1942.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" while a POW of the Japanese Army in the sinking of the "Shinyo Maru".
He was awarded the 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.
According to attached article from The Morning Call on Aug 11, 1945, Paul was one of six Coaldale men killed in the Pacific Theater. Another four were POWs that survived the Japanese.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # 12007311
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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