Born: August 24, 1910 Private First Class, United States Army Air Forces Service #19019671
19TH AIR BASE SQUADRON, 20TH AIR BASE GROUP, FAR EAST AIR FORCE
Home or Place of Enlistment: Idaho Falls, Idaho Date of Loss: September 11, 1942
Cecil J. Heyrend 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. Cecil’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 11, 1942. Based on these two reports, he was imprisoned for at least 127 days (~5 months). Cecil died while in Prisoner of War status.