Born: 1921 Private, United States Army Air Forces Service# 19010559
701ST ORDNANCE CO (AVIATION), 19TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY), V BOMBER COMMAND, FIFTH ARMY AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: November 27, 1940 Home or Place of Enlistment: Jerome County, Idaho Date of Loss: September 7, 1944
Carl O. Harlow enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 27, 1940. Two years later, he 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. Carl'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, he was imprisoned for at least 854 days (2 years and ~5 months). Carl died in the sinking of the Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944 while in Prisoner of War status.