World War II Honoree

Charles E. Naslund

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Salmon, Idaho

Honored By

Sean Naslund

Relationship

Grandson

ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1940, SERVED AS PART OF THE MARINE DETACHMENTS ON THE SHIPS USS HENDERSON, USS AUGUSTA, AND USS HOUSTON BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE 4TH MARINES FOR THE DEFENSE OF CORREGIDOR. CAPTURED BY JAPANESE FORCES AFTER THE SURRENDER OF CORREGIDOR ON MAY 6, 1942. FOLLOWING CAPTURE, WAS HELD IN THE FOLLOWING PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: BILIBID PRISON, CABANATUAN CAMP 3, CABANATUAN CAMP 1, AND CLARK FIELD. AROUND OCTOBER 1944, WAS TRANSFERRED ABOARD THE HOKUSEN MARU TO THE TOROKU PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN TAIWAN, THEN TO KOBE, JAPAN; AND EVENTUALLY THE MAIBARA PRISONER OF WAR CAMP WHERE HE WAS REPATRIATED FOLLOWING THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES.