Born: June 8, 1918 Private First Class, United States Army Air Forces Service #6581433
21ST PURSUIT SQUADRON, 24TH PURSUIT GROUP, V INTERCEPTOR COMMAND, FIFTH ARMY AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: February 1, 1940 Home or Place of Enlistment: Teton County, Idaho Date of Loss: September 7, 1944
John R. Walsh enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 1, 1940. 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. 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, he was imprisoned for at least 854 days (2 years and ~5 months). John died in the sinking of the Shinyo Maru on September 7, 1944 while in Prisoner of War status.