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Frederick
Gilman
Saint
POW (WWII) KIA
December 8,1908

–

1945-01-24

Born:

Oak Park

, 

Illinois

Home:

Elmhurst

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila (Wall of the Missing)

Frederick Saint graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. Captured after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, he was held by the Japanese as a Prisoner of War and died in 1945 while being transported to Japan in the “Hell Ship” Enoura Maru.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Frederick Gilman Saint (ASN: 0-18340), 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 24 January 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    14th Engineer Regiment (Philippine Scouts)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Frederick Gilman Saint (ASN: 0-18340), United States Army, for gallantry in action with the 14th Engineer Regiment (Philippine Scouts), in action against the enemy in the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Saint, 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.