died in WW2 at Corregador, Philippines
from Alice Oftedal’s genealogy notes on the Parry family

Plot L Row 9 Grave 119 Manila American Cemetary, Manila, Philippines from American Battle Monuments Commission website
Sergeant, US Army Air Forces
serial number 6902331
803rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation

military records lost in fire

1920FCI Josiah Freeman and Family, 2 pages; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Blakely Ward 2 > District 9; image 15-16 of 46 @ancestry.com; Penna, Lackawanna, Blakey, ED 9, visit 158, pg 8A/15, listed as “Joseph”; Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Blakely Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1576; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 821
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Freeman 30
Helen Freeman 29
William Freeman 7
John Freeman 6
Margaret Freeman 4 11/12
George Freeman 1 4/12

1930FCI Nellie Freeman and Family; Penna, Lackawanna, Blakely, district 103, visit 213, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2048; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 298.0.; Image 18 of 51 @ancestry.com; Nellie listed as Head
Household Members: Name Age
Mellie Freeman 39
William Freeman 17
John T Freeman 16
Margaret Freeman 14
George Freeman 12
Dorothy Freeman 9
Ellen Freeman 6

1940FCI Nellie Freeman Family; United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Lackawanna Blakely 35-13; image 12 of 40 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3522; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35-13
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
Home in 1940: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: Third Street
House Number: 113
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Blakely, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 116
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Household Members:
Nellie Freeman 48
John T Freeman 26
Margaret Freeman 24
George Freeman 22
Ewerton Freeman 16 “Dorothy” crossed out; daughter
Parry John T Margaret 72 mother

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about John T Freeman
Name: John T Freeman
Birth Year: 1913
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania; County or City: Lackawanna
Enlistment Date: 3 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
Branch: Corps of Engineers
Branch Code: Corps of Engineers
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 65; Weight: 132
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 about John T Freeman
Name: John T Freeman
Race: White
Residence State: Pennsylvania
Report Date: 7 May 1942
Latest Report Date: 24 Nov 1942
Grade: Corporal
Grade Notes: First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aide or Corporal or Technician 5th Grade or Lt. Jr. Grade or First Class, Seaman
Service Branch: Army
Arm or Service: Corps of Engineers
Arm or Service Code: Corps Of Engineers
Organization Type: Engineer Aviation Battalion
Parent Unit Type: Company/MP Company/Area
Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
Detaining Country: Japan
Camp: Philippines Unstated Philippines 14-121
Status: Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: World War II Prisoners of War Data File [Archival Database]; Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 about John T Freeman
Name: John T Freeman
Gender: Male; Race: White
Religion: Catholic
Cemetery Name: Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands
Grave number: L 9 119
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 6902331
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: United States. Army. Quartermaster General’s Office. Rosters of World War II Dead (all services). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army.

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas about John T Freeman
Name: John T Freeman
Inducted From: Pennsylvania
Rank: Sergeant
Combat Organization: 803rd Engineers Battalion Aviation
Death Date: 24 Nov 1945
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.