Shaulis Beryl W.

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Beryl W. Shaulis is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Battling Bastards Of Bataan Monument

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Beryl W. Shaulis

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Private First Class

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Date of Death:

1942-06-05

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Ohio

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Somerset County Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Beryl W. Shaulis was born on August 8, 1918, in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. He served in the US Army as a Private First Class during World War II.

After the fall of Bataan in the hands of the Japanese Army on April 9, 1942, PFC Shaulis was one of the 10,000 to 12,000 Americans who were forced to march over 60 miles under brutal conditions, resulting in 1,000 to 5,000 deaths due to starvation, dehydration, and abuse. Survivors were sent to Camp O'Donnell, where dire conditions, including overcrowding, malnutrition, and disease, caused an additional 1,500 to 2,300 American deaths within weeks. Those who survived faced ongoing hardships, including transfers to other camps and forced labor, where many continued to suffer or die.

PFC Shaulis was among the American soldiers who lost their lives in captivity on June 5, 1942. He is now buried in the Somerset County Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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