Born: 1921 Private, United States Army Service #19014990
89TH QUARTERMASTER BATTALION (AVIATION), 5TH AIR BASE GROUP, FAR EAST AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: October 3, 1940 Home or Place of Enlistment: Gem County, Idaho Date of Loss: September 7, 1944
John D. Couch enlisted in the Army on October 3, 1940. Two years later, John was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to an unstated camp where 9,012 other American POWs were held. John’s capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on September 7, 1944. Based on these two reports, John was imprisoned for at least 854 days (2 years and ~5 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. John died in the sinking of the Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944 while in Prisoner of War status.