Walter Wallace Denny
Staff Sergeant
(Harrodsburg Tankers, WW II) 1918–1942 BIRTH 29 AUG 1918 • Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA DEATH 22 JUL 1942 • died in a Japanese, POW Camp, Philippines; buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines, PLOT, Plot L, Row 2, Grave 96, MEMORIAL ID, 56759872 Highest Grade Completed; High School, 3rd year. Occupation; Farming.” ... (He was married; no children)
-- Reference“SSgt Wallace Denny BIRTH, 29 Aug 1918, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA DEATH, 22 Jul 1942 (aged 23), Philippines BURIAL, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines PLOT, Plot L Row 2 Grave 96 MEMORIAL ID, 56759872 On 25 Nov 1940, Wallace was called to active duty from the National Guard as a Sergeant with the Infantry in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He was described as: single, 6 feet 1 inch, 171 pounds, and a farm hand (WWII Enlistments). Wallace served with the 192nd Tank Battalion defending the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese Invasion. The 192nd covered the retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. They defended the air field, the beaches, and provided support to the Infantry. On 8 Apr 1942, the 192nd received codeword "Crash", which was an order to destroy their remaining Stuart tanks. On 9 Apr 1942, American and Filipino forces on Bataan were compelled to surrender. Wallace endured and survived the Bataan Death March that followed. However, he lost his life while a POW. Gravesite Details Entered the service from Kentucky.” ... Ref: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56759872 “Wallace Denny Staff Sergeant Wallace Denny, born in South Carolina, enlisted in the Harrodsburg National Guard unit some time before the unit was activated in November 1940. He was taken prisoner on 9 April 1942 and survived the Death March. He was held at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan #1. He died there of dysentery on 22 July 1942.”
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