Glenn Beyer (1919-1944) grew up in Orange City, Iowa. During World War II, Glenn was stationed on Corregidor Island off Manila, Philippines, where he served on an anti-aircraft searchlight team and rose to the rank of corporal. While deployed, he received news that his three siblings had been in a car accident. Helen suffered a broken back, and Barbara tragically lost her life.
When Corregidor Island fell to the Japanese, Glenn was taken as a prisoner of war. After two years in captivity, he perished aboard the Arisan Maru, an unmarked Japanese Imperial Army transport ship. Browse the Glenn Howard Beyer Family Collection:
Iowa Childhood & Early Years, 1919-1939
Enlistment, Fort Des Moines, Iowa, 1941
Basic Training, Angel Island, California, 1941
Shipping Out, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1941
Army Service, Corregidor, Philippines, 1941-1942
POW Camp, Philippines, 1942-1944