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237679 Capt. Duane Leonard Cosper United States Army Visayah-Mindanao Force Coast Artillery Corps from:Walla Walla, WA (d.15th Dec 1944) Duane Cosper was one of 95 service members from Walla Walla County who died in WWII. A monument is being built in their honor. I have been researching information about them. Duane attended University of Washington 1931-32 and 1934-38 majoring in geology. He worked in Montana and Arizona as a geologist before enlisting in 1941 as a Reserve Officer. He was in the Philippines in June 1941 and was captured by the Japanese when Corregidor fell. In December 1944 1619 POWs were put on the Brazil Maru bound for Japan. The ship was bombed and sunk in Subic Bay on the 15th killing 942 of the POWs including Duane Cosper. His name is listed on the Tablets of Honor at the Manila American Cemetery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.