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Date
and Place of Birth: November 26, 1911 Chicago IL
Parents:
Manne and Bess Mandelson
Siblings:
One sister Adele Mandelson Pruskauer Shearl
Schooling:
Graduated from Hyde Park High School, Chicago IL
Bachelor
of Law Degree from DePaul University 1935
Admitted
to Illinois Bar October 1935
Practiced
Law in Chicago October 35 to
August 40
Married:
Shirlee Melman circa 1938; divorce granted 1942-43
Military:
Captain of R.O.T.C. n High School
Reserve
Officer in 52nd Infantry
before enlistment
Active service early 1940
Promoted to Captain 19 Dec '40
Assigned to 30th Infantry Division in the United States at
the Presidio in San Francisco
Transferred to Philippines Nov '41 aboard the
U.S. Calvin Coolidge
Wounded in action 23 January '42
Returned to active duty 11 March '42
Taken prisoner 9 April '42
Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan,
Transferred
to Camp Davao on Erie Maru 28 Oct '42
Arrived
Lasang, Mindanao 7 Nov '42
Moved
to Bilibid Prison, Manila 26 Oct '44
Boarded
Hellship Oryoku Maru 13 Dec '44
Killed December 15, 1944 aboard the Oryoku Maru
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Submitted by: Steve Pruskauer - Grandson
PO Box 4394
Estes Park, CO 80517
Steves_Tbird@msn.com
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