Wynkoop Hueston Richard

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Hueston Richard Wynkoop is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

West Point Philippines Defense Memorial

Name:

Hueston Richard Wynkoop

Rank:

Major

Serial Number:

O-20790

Unit:

57th Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-12-15

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Silver Star, POW Medal

Comments:

Hueston Richard �Bish� Wynkoop was born on September 16, 1913, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was the son of John Barnard Wynkoop and Anna Hueston Wynkoop. He was the husband of Mary Clark Grunert Seaman. After graduating from Central High School in 1931, he joined the Connecticut National Guard and attended Millard Preparatory School to prepare for West Point, where he earned admission in 1933 and graduated in 1937. After graduating, he served at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. There, he was a company officer and a battalion adjutant in the 7th Infantry Division. He moved to the Philippines in 1940, where he commanded a howitzer platoon with the 57th Infantry, Philippine Scouts.

When the Japanese attacked, Hueston was with the 57th Infantry on Bataan. During the early days of combat, he was transferred to Headquarters I Corps, Philippine Army, and was with them when the American forces surrendered. He endured the Death March and the hardships of the POW camps and then, along with some 1800 other American POW�s, was placed aboard the POW ship Oryoku Maru. He was killed when that ship was sunk in Subic Bay on 15 December 1944.

Maj Wynkoop's name is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Silver Star Citation:
(Citation Needed) � SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Major (Infantry) Hueston Richard Wynkoop (ASN: 0-20790), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), in action against the enemy during the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Wynkoop, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, alumni.westpointaog.org, valor.militarytimes.com