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Antonio
Pabalan
Chanco
POW (WWII) Escapee

Home:

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Philippine Islands

Antonio Chanco graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. After his escape from captivity he joined Ramsey’s Guerrillas, earning a Bronze Star for his service from 1943 to 1945.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Third Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Engineer Battalion

    Division:

    91st Division, Philippine Army

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Third Lieutenant Antonio Pabalan Chanco, Philippine Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of an Engineer Battalion, 91st Division, Philippine Army, in the Philippine Islands, in 1942.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Third Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    April 1942 – Escape

    Third Lieutenant Antonio Pabalan Chanco, Philippine Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Philippine Islands, in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his successful escape from captivity in 1943.