POTRIS

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Personal Details

  • Last Name: POTRIS
  • First Name Middle Initial: JOHN
  • Nick Name: pots AND/OR johnnie
  • Street:  34 PEARSON AVE
  • Country &State:
  • City: PAWTUCKET, RI
  • State: 
  • Postal Code: 02860
  • Phone: 401 725 1357
  • E-Mail:  IRISHMYST@EARTHLINK.NET
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  • Age when entered service:
  • Age first entered:
  • War or Conflict: WW11
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  • Branch of Service/s: ARMY
  • Years Served:
  • Date of Discharge / Retirement (circle):
  • Highest Rank: new_value
  • Military MOS (Job Descriptions): INFANTRYMAN,11BRAVO
  • What military medals received: BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART W/ BRONNZE OAK LEAF, POW,KOREA SERVICE, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE W/ FOREIGN SERVICE CLASP,AMERICAN CAMPAIGN,ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN WW11 VICTORY,PHILIPPINE DEFENSE,GOOD CONDUCT W/gold clasp 1 knot,NATIONAL DEFENSE W/2BRONZE SERVICE STARS ARMY COMMENDATIONS W/2 OAK LEAF CLUSTER,OVER SEAS SERVICE RIBBON
Military Bio:

Bataan Death March

My Message to Future Generations:

Post Military Occupation

  • Age when captured: 20
  • Date of Captured: 4/1942
  • Place captured: CORREGIDOR
  • Camp/s held: BILIBID, JAPAN,CABANATUAN,CAMP O'DONNELL
  • Date Released: 8/1945
  • Prisoner-of-war status: Liberated
  • Date of DEATH if deceased: 
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  • Died In Combat:
  • Died from complications of combat wounds:
  • Describe below Survivors Include: