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Harry
Winfield
Schenck
POW (WWII) KIA
1910-02-07

–

1945-02-21

Born:

Connellsville

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Connellsville

, 

Pennsylvania

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Harry Schenck graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. Captured during the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, he was held by the Japanese as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps) Harry Winfield Schenck (ASN: 0-19033), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 21 February 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    59th Coast Artillery Regiment

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Pacific, General Orders No. 114 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Major (Coast Artillery Corps) Harry Winfield Schenck (ASN: 0-19033), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment, in action against the enemy during the defense of Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Schenck, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.