World War II Honoree

Joseph G. Pase

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Georgetown, Delaware

Honored By

Charles P. Pase

Relationship

Brother

SURVIVOR OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND HELD CAPTIVE AS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 41 MONTHS. WHILE FIGHTING AND RETREATING INTO BATAAN HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES ON APRIL 9, 1942 AND WAS FORCED MARCHED IN THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH TO CAMP O’DONNELL POW COMPOUND. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED AND INTERNED AT CAMP CABANATUAN, TARLAC, PHILIPPINES. ON OCTOBER 7, 1942, HE WAS SHIPPED TO THE MUKDEN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, MANCHURIA STOPPING AT FUSAN, KOREA ON THE ‘HELL SHIP’ TATTOTI MARU. INTERNED AT MUKDEN POW CAMP FOR 19 MONTHS AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE KAMIOKA POW CAMP, KAMIOKA, JAPAN ON MAY 29, 1944. HE REMAINED AT KAMIOKA UNTIL HIS LIBERATION IN SEPTEMBER OF 1945. PRIOR TO HIS CAPTURE HE HAD SERVED WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR’S U.S. ARMY FORCES FAR EAST COMMAND, ASSIGNED TO AN AIRCRAFT WARNING SIGNAL COMPANY. HE WAS A SOLDIER AND PATRIOT WHO SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND HONOR.