 World
War II
PFC
Brady Everett McCafferty
ARMY AIR FORCES
7th Material Squadron, 5th air base group
died non-battle - Central Luzon, Philippines.
His story is on
his Find-A-Grave
page.
He became a POW in
the "1st camp' -(Cabanatuan).
died of unknown illness but had malaria,
on 23 Aug 1942.
His service Number - 18040700
He enlisted 7 Dec 1941 in Dallas Texas
The Photo and Paragraph is
from
Men & Women in the Armed Forces from
Grayson County
Like many sources
they were giving it their best guess
on when he died and what happened.
The
Whitewright Sun
27 May 1943
He died early on, this
POW camp was not liberated until 1945.
See also
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Prisoner
of War Record
Ancestry.com
| Brady E McCafferty |
| Race |
White |
| Residence Place |
Texas, USA |
| Report Date |
7 May 1942 |
| Latest Report Date |
23 Aug 1942 |
| Grade |
Private First Class |
| Grade Notes |
Second Lieutenant or
Nurse or Dietitian or
Physical therapy aide or
Private First Class or
Ensign or Second Class,
Seaman |
| Arm or Service |
Air Corps |
| Arm or Service Code |
Air Corps |
| Area Served |
Southwest Pacific
Theatre: Philippine
Islands |
| Detaining Country |
Japan |
| Camp |
Philippines Unstated
Philippines 14-121 |
| Status |
Died as Prisoner of
War, Not Above Cases |
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He was the
Son of Brady B McCafferty & Ruby
Myrtle
He was born in Tom Bean, Grayson County,
Texas
Born 15 Jul 1923.
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Buried
in the Manila American Cemetery, Manila,
Philippines
He is Memorialized at Fort William McKinley,
Manila
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County Military Page
Susan
Hawkins
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