Zg600. Lt. Leo A. Boelens, the Davao Penal Camp Escapee, who of the 10 US Service Men, did not make it home. He fell on the Philippine Battle Field in 1944.
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Lt. Leo A. Boelens who did not make it home.
Recently when I was posting material about the Great Raid in Cabanatuan and had conservation about the death and internment of Capt. Dr. Fisher, a friend brought to my attention Lt. Leo A. Boelens who also fell on the field of Battle and was interred in the Manila American Cemetery and he sent 3 pictures. These pictures were attained from various web pages and from friends.
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Zg601. James C. Fisher, CAPT 6 RANGER BN grave stone at the Manila American Cemetery, picture was provided by John Chaffey and who brought Lt. Leo A. Boelens to my attention.
Zg602. Roy F. Sweezy, CPL 6 RANGER BN grave stone at the Manila American Cemetery, picture was provided by John Chaffey and who brought Lt. Leo A. Boelens to my attention.
Zg603. Leo A. Boelens 2 Lt Air Corp, Fell 22 Jan 1944 grave stone at the Manila American Cemetery. This picture came from this Facebook Page, click here:
Zg604. Image of Leo A. Boelens 2 Lt Air Corp, Fell 22 Jan 1944. He fell on the Philippine Battle Field in 1944.
This picture came from this Facebook Page, click here:
Zg605. Image of the remembrance on Facebook for Leo A. Boelens 2 Lt Air Corp, Fell 22 Jan 1944. He fell on the Philippine Battle Field in 1944.
This picture came from this Facebook Page, click here:
The text is here repeated:
Escape from Davao
Remembering Lieutenant Leo Boelens, killed 75 years ago today, 22 January 1944, in the vicinity of Baroy, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines.
“There never was a more level-headed, reliable, unselfish man than Leo Boelens,” wrote his friend, Sam Grashio. ” No American ever treated his Filipino workmen with greater concern and fairness. He was a true patriot in the fullest sense of the word: one of the finest men I have ever known.
Notoriously, good often goes unrewarded, at least in this world. …A month later a Japanese patrol came into the area where we had been. Leo got an advance warning and went into the jungle. Then he was told that all was clear and came back, too soon. A Japanese sniper shot him; other Japanese captured him. He was taken to Baroy, put to death cruelly, and buried secretly. Afterwards, Filipinos found his body and gave it a Christian burial. Leo was the only one of the ten of us who never made it back to the United States.”
Zg606. is another image of Lt. Leo A. Boelens grave stone at the Manila American Cemetery, from Find a Grave, click here:
Zg607. The grave marker of Lt. Leo A. Boelens placed here at Basin Wyoming, in remembrance of his sacrifice in service to his country. My friend John Chaffey sent it, thank you John.
Zg608. The memorial park in Basin Wyoming where a grave marker of Lt. Leo A. Boelens was placed in remembrance of his sacrifice in service to his country. My friend John Chaffey sent it, thank you John.
Zg609. Close-up of the grave marker of Lt. Leo A. Boelens placed here at Basin Wyoming, in remembrance of his sacrifice in service to his country. My friend John Chaffey sent it, thank you John.
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