Born: 1918 Private, United States Army Air Forces Service# 39678823
HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 5TH AIR BASE GROUP, FAR EAST AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: September 16, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Oneida County, Idaho Date of Loss: September 7, 1944
Frederick D. Thomas enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 16, 1941. One year later, he was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to PW Camp #2 near Davao, Mindanao, Philippines where 540 other American POWs were held. Frederick'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). Frederick died in the sinking of the Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944 while in Prisoner of War status.