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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.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    59th Coast Artillery Regiment

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 63 (1946)

    (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.