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Manuel
Quiaoit
Salientes
POW (WWII)

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Philippine Islands

Manuel Salientes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942

    Manuel Quiaoit Salientes, Philippine 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.