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Salvador
Formoso
Reyes
POW (WWII)
1893-08-11

–

1958-01-11

Born:

, 

Philippine Islands

Home:

, 

Philippine Islands

Salvador Formosa, a Filipino, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of August 1917. During World War II he survived the infamous Bataan Death March and three years of captivity as a Prisoner of War. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Philippine Scouts

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1942
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Salvador Formoso Reyes (ASN: 08614), 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 while serving with the Philippine Scouts in the Philippine Islands in 1941 and 1942.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Colonel Salvador Formoso Reyes (ASN: 08614), Philippine Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of the Philippine Islands in April/May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military Control in 1945.