Duke Richmond Manry

Conflicts & Campaigns

• Philippines

Significant Duty Stations

• USS Canopus (AS-9); Submarine Tender December 1941 at Cavitz Navy Yard, Philippines. Received severe damage when hit by bombs on December 29, 1941. She lost 6 of her crew in the attack with another 6 wounded. The crew removed the ship guns and ammunition and joined others in the defense of Islands. The crew scuttled the ship off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. A large number of her crew died in Japanese POW camps in the Philippines or during transport to POW camps in Japan.

Decorations & Citations

• Purple Heart; Prisoner of War Medal; Presidential Unit Citation; China Service; American Defense; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Notes

Captured by Japanese in the Philippines. Imprisoned PW Camp #3 (Old Billbid Prison), Rizal, Manila, Philippines where 485 other Americans POWs were held. Dukes capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 6, 1942 and the last report was made on March 20, 1945. Based on these two reports, Duke was imprisoned for 1,049 days (2 years 11 months), one of the longest duration of captivity recorded. He was liberated February 4, 1944. Burial; Bayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.