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Pte. Harold Feiner
United States Army 17th Ord Co (Armd) Tank Gr. Ordnance Department
from:New York
Harold became a prisoner of war on April 10, 1942 at Mariveles, Bataan and then he became a part of the infamous Bataan Death March,
led to Camp O’Donnell. In June, 1942 he was moved, with other POW’s to Camp Cabanatuan. In August 1942 he was transported on one of the Hell Ships to Japan where he was interned at Camp 17, Omuta, Japan working a coal mine owned by Mitsui Company.Among the many awards he received were the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Presidential United Citation.