ISOB Hyman Golinger -Veteran & POW
Details:
In the Jewish Section of the Cemetery, grave plot 6, Section 431, Grave 1.
A civilian flat grave with a brass inscribed plate.
Hyman Golinger was born in 1889 in Austria; he immigrated to the US in 1902. He enlisted in the US Army in 1914 and served in the 3rd Infantry Regiment during the Mexican Border Operations. He later moved to the Philippines where he served with the US Army as a civilian. He was captured in 1942 and was a POW at Santo Tomas POW Camp. He died in January 1945 of Beri-Beri as a POW.
Monument Text:
HYMAN GOLINGER
Died January 5, 1945
AT SANTO TOMAS POW CAMP
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
3rd Infantry Regiment 'The Old Guard'
United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
Wars:
WWI
WWII
Battles:
Pacific Theater
Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)
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