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Frank
George
Rossell
, Jr.
POW (WWII) MIA
December 17, 1913

–

October 24, 1944

Born:

St. Louis

, 

Missouri

Home:

St. Louis

, 

Missouri

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Platoon Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – MIA in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Platoon Sergeant Frank George Rossell, Jr. (MCSN: 242203), United States Marine Corps, 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 his death while still in captivity.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Platoon Sergeant

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    4th Marine Regiment

    Action Date:

    1942
    Awarded by despatch 4-27-42 filed on case 1740-55-65

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Platoon Sergeant Frank George Rossell, Jr. (MCSN: 242203), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action while serving with Company B, First Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, in the Philippine Islands in 1942.