World War II Honoree

Harry Albert Wagner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Reedsburg, Wisconsin

Honored By

Clarice J. Coleman

Relationship

Cousin

He joined the U.S. Navy in 1939, and served in the Pacific. On 7 December 1941 he was stationed at Fort Hughes on Caballo, Philippine Islands, on the peninsula of Bataan. The troops managed to hold off the Japanese until 9 April 1942. They surrendered to the Japanese and were subjected to the long 'Death March' to the prison camp near Cabanatuan. In October 1942, the prisoners were sent to a prison camp in Manchuria. He was one of the fortunate to survive. He was released in 1945.