Rank/Rate Machinist (Warrant Officer)
Service Number 197586
Birth Date October 13, 1902
From Louisville, Kentucky
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death March 18, 1945
Location Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Circumstances Died of acute enteritis in Prisoner
of War Camp 17
Remarks Joseph was also entitled to wear:
The American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp,
The World War II Victory Medal,
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star,
The Philippine Defense Ribbon, and
The Army Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak Leaf Cluster
Photo and information courtesy of Suzanne Morris, granddaughter.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
Rank/Rate Machinist (Warrant Officer)
Service Number 197586
Birth Date October 13, 1902
From Louisville, Kentucky
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death March 18, 1945
Location Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Circumstances Died of acute enteritis in Prisoner
of War Camp 17
Remarks Joseph was also entitled to wear:
The American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp,
The World War II Victory Medal,
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star,
The Philippine Defense Ribbon, and
The Army Distinguished Unit Badge with Oak Leaf Cluster
Photo and information courtesy of Suzanne Morris, granddaughter.
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.
Inscription
MACH, US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Family Members
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William George Beisler
1900–1953
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George Alloisous Beisler
1904–1982
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John Edward Beisler
1906–1975
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Mary Elizabeth Beisler Boone
1911–2009
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Anna Catherine Beisler Hans
1912–2010
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Francis Xavier Beisler
1914–1929
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Angela Antoinette Beisler Paxton
1917–2008
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Rita Beisler Thomas
1920–2001
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Leo Thomas Beisler
1922–2008
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Serena Rose Beisler Klein
1928–2020
