World War II Honoree

Arthur Marvin Epple

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Henry County, Missouri

Honored By

Terry Seifert

Relationship

Cousin

JOINED THE REGULAR ARMY ON MARCH 4, 1941 IN MISSOURI AND COMPLETED TRAINING AS INFANTRY. HE THEN SHIPPED OUT THROUGH FORT MCDOWELL TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. WHEN THE WAR STARTED THE JAPANESE INVADED THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND HE WAS CAPTURED AND BECAME PART OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. LATER HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO JAPAN AND THE TOKYO SHINJUKU POW CAMP. IN 1945 HE WAS FREED AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. HE REACHED THE RANK OF CORPORAL.