Jose Calugas-Lakewood, WA
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Don.Morfe
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Culis, Bataan Province, Philippine Islands on January 16, 1942. He was a Prisoner of War and Survivor of the Bataan Death March. He attained the rank of Captain. He is buried in Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery, Lakewood, WA in the New Veterans Section, Lot 206, Space 7.
Waymark Code: WMWWP2
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2017
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He was born on December 29, 1907 in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines and he died on January 18, 1998 in Tacoma, WA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CALUGAS, JOSE
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Battery B, 88th Field Artillery, Philippine Scouts
• Place and date: At Culis, Bataan Province, Philippine Islands, 16 January 1942
• Entered service at: Fort Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands
• G.O. No.: 10, 24 February 1942
Citation: The action for which the award was made took place near Culis, Bataan Province, Philippine Islands, on 16 January 1942. A battery gun position was bombed and shelled by the enemy until 1 gun was put out of commission and all the cannoneers were killed or wounded. Sgt. Calugas, a mess sergeant of another battery, voluntarily and without orders ran 1,000 yards across the shell-swept area to the gun position. There he organized a volunteer squad which placed the gun back in commission and fired effectively against the enemy, although the position remained under constant and heavy Japanese artillery fire.
Armed Service: Army
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