Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Pastor Martelino (ASN: 0-12670), 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 briefly before being released, following which he fought in the Philippine Resistance.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Legion of Merit
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United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)Action Date:
World War II
War Department, General Orders No. 71 (1946)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Pastor Martelino (ASN: 0-12670), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands during World War II.
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Prisoner of War Medal
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United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)Action Date:
December 22, 1944 – Died in Captivity
Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Pastor Martelino (ASN: 0-12670), United States Army, was captured for the second time on December 22, 1944, and held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 8 January 1945.