Lt John B. Megrew, U.S.A. - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

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John Baker Megrew
An English major who graduated with honors in 1940, 1Lt. John B.
Megrew won prizes in the essay and short story categories awarded by
the student literary journal El Palenque. He later transferred to UCLA.
John was in Gamma Psi journalism fraternity and Phi Lambda Xi
social fraternity. His parents lived in Rancho Santa Fe and he had a
wife, Edith. Serving with the 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine
Scouts, he was captured by the Japanese and interned in a POW camp
at Cabantuan, Philippines where some prisoners were eventually
rescued, but John was killed while onboard a Japanese transport ship.
He had fought valiantly at Bataan and Manila for which he was awarded the Silver Star,
Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Date of Dedication: 11/11/1945 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: There is a short paved path leading to it from the street sidewalk, very close to the Rancho Santa Fe public library Location of waymark: 17040 Avenida De Acacias Rancho Santa Fe, CA San Diego 92067 Commemoration: The only casualty of WWII from Rancho Santa Fe Access times: Not listed Website for Waymark: Not listed

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