Buehler, William F.
- Service number:
- 286355
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
William F. Buehler served during the Second World War as Private 1st Class on Wake Island with the 1st Defence Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps.
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Prisoner of War Medal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private First Class (Marine)
- Unit:
- 1st Defence Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps
"Was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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