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The U.S. flag flies at half-staff Aug. 26, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of Bataan Death March and World War II veteran Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld who was laid to rest Aug. 26 in La Crosse, Wis. The flag was set at half-staff in honor of Hohlfeld statewide. Hohlfeld was born in Hamburg Township in Vernon County just outside Stoddard, Wis. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to Centerville, just north of Holmen. As a young adult, Jack lived for a brief time in both Trempealeau and La Crosse before moving to California. He volunteered to enlist and was sworn into the Army at Fort MacArther, Calif., in 1938. Hohlfeld was assigned to the Philippines as a member of Headquarters Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Corps. When the Japanese began their attack on the Philippines on Dec. 8, 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group rapidly became combat ineffective. Its soldiers were rushed to the Bataan Peninsula where Hohlfeld fought as an infantryman, eventually becoming a POW upon its surrender. Hohlfeld survived the Bataan Death March and entered the infamous Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp. On Dec. 26, 1942, Hohlfeld died and was placed into Common Grave 811 with five other service members who passed in that 24-hour period. It wasn't until recently he was fully identified from that gravesite and brought back to Wisconsin. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2024 13:08 |
| Photo ID: | 8653363 |
| VIRIN: | 240826-A-OK556-2108 |
| Resolution: | 3473x5323 |
| Size: | 2.03 MB |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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