World War II
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POW
Fallen
POW
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Chief Pharmacist Mate
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Circumstances:
Chief Pharmacist's Mate John Cassady Ulmer, United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
Biography:
born Lisbon, ND 9 Jul 08; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 23 Feb 26; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 13 Dec 44, Manila Bay, PI; buried in Lot 4, Block 32, Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, ND.