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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles C. Chop

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Conway, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Stanley Chop

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH COMPANY D, 36TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMORED DIVISION UNTIL HE VOLUNTEERED FOR A TANK BATTALION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AND SURVIVED THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. INTERRED IN CAMPS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, INCLUDING CABANATUAN AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO WORK AS A SLAVE LABORER IN A MITSUBISHI COPPER MINE NEAR IKUNO, JAPAN UNTIL THE WAR ENDED.