Story July 14, 1945

Bradley Beam

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Biography, Historical Event, Survival

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Major Samuel C. Grashio, Lt. Col. "Ed" Dyess

Q: What themes does it cover?

Survival, Bravery Heroism, Triumph

Q: What keywords are associated?

Bataan Death March, Davao Penal Colony, Wwii Escape, P 40 Pilot, Japanese Imprisonment

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What is this article about?

Major Samuel C. Grashio, a WWII P-40 pilot, survived the Bataan Death March in 1941, endured Japanese prison camps, and escaped from Davao Penal Colony to Australia in 1943. Now assigned as Redeployment Officer.

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Major Samuel C. Grashio, survivor of the March of Death who escaped from the Davao Penal Colony after a year of Jap imprisonment, has been assigned as the Redeployment Officer of the Administration and Services Section Hqs. FAF. Major Grashio was a member of the first P-40 group stationed at Nichols Field on Luzon, just prior to the Jap attack in the Pacific. On April 9, 1941, he and the other members of the group, commanded by Lt. Col. "Ed" Dyess, surrendered after the fall of Bataan. The following day the prisoners made the seven-day "death march" to Pampanga, a distance of 135 miles and thence were taken to the horror camps of O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and finally to Davao Penal Colony. Part of a group of 10 Americans and 2 Filipinos, Major Grashio made his escape through the Philippines to Australia on 4 April, 1943.

What sub-type of article is it?

Biography Historical Event Survival

What themes does it cover?

Survival Bravery Heroism Triumph

What keywords are associated?

Bataan Death March Davao Penal Colony Wwii Escape P 40 Pilot Japanese Imprisonment

What entities or persons were involved?

Major Samuel C. Grashio Lt. Col. "Ed" Dyess

Where did it happen?

Nichols Field On Luzon, Bataan, Pampanga, O'donnell, Cabanatuan, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, Australia

Story Details

Key Persons

Major Samuel C. Grashio Lt. Col. "Ed" Dyess

Location

Nichols Field On Luzon, Bataan, Pampanga, O'donnell, Cabanatuan, Davao Penal Colony, Philippines, Australia

Event Date

April 9, 1941; April 10, 1941; April 4, 1943

Story Details

Major Grashio, a P-40 pilot, surrendered after Bataan fell on April 9, 1941, endured the Death March to Pampanga, imprisonment in horror camps, and escaped Davao Penal Colony with a group on April 4, 1943, reaching Australia after a year of Japanese captivity.