Date of Enlistment: December 28, 1939 Home or Place of Enlistment: St. Anthony, Idaho Date of Loss: November 9, 1942
Darrel K. Thorsted enlisted in the Army on December 28, 1939. 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. Darrel's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on November 9, 1942. Based on these two reports, Darrel was imprisoned for at least 186 days (~7 months), and he died while in Prisoner of War status.