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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Corporal Angelo Borruano (ASN: 17014499), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Battery H, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment, in the Philippine Islands, during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – September 13, 1945

    Corporal Angelo Borruano (ASN: 17014499), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control on 13 September 1945, after the end of hostilities.