Erwin, Hoyle M.
- Date of birth:
- February 27th, 1915 (Glenwood/Arkansas, United States)
- Date of death:
- September 11th, 1998 (Texarkana/Aransas, United States)
- Service number:
- 277985
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Hoyle Erwin was captured by the Japanese in 1942 on the Philippines, where he was stationed as a marine. He survived the "Deathmarch of Bataan" and was later held prisoner in Japan at the POW camp Shinjuku in Tokyo Bay.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private
- Unit:
- x, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947
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