American Ex-Prisoners of War
A not-for-profit, Congressionally-chartered veterans’ service organization advocating for former prisoners of war and their families.

Established April 14, 1942

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Batchelor, William Charles Jr.
William Batchelor
William Charles Batchelor Jr.
 William Batchelor
William Charles Batchelor Jr. at Fork Union
 William Batchelor
Seaman First Class William Charles Batchelor Jr.
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William Batchelor survived many things during the war including the sinking of the USS Houston (CA 30) in which 700 crew members died. He was captured in Java, while he worked he was beaten and starved by his Japanese captors until he died at the age of 23 in the 80 Kilo Camp in the mountains of Burma on the infamous "Death Railroad." He was a graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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When you go home tell them of us and say, "for your tomorrow we gave our today." Remember Pearl Harbor!
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