John Franklin Casey

1913 - 1944  (31 years)

• Name	John Franklin Casey
  Born	25 Jan 1913	Bicknell, Knox, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Oct 1944	as P.O.W.
  Buried	Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
  Person ID	I20386	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Efford Carlton Casey,   b. 6 Oct 1889, Freetown, Jackson Co., IN, USA ,   d. 23 Dec 1957, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Pearl Matilda Faught,   b. 16 Jul 1897, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1948, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1912	Knox County, IN
  	Pearl was 15 years old when they married, Efford 22. Her father gave official consent. Page 4 of Western Sun, published in Vincennes, Indiana on Friday, September 13th, 1912
  Family ID	F6551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joined navy ca. 1933/35. Was on the USS Panay when it was sunk and survivors taken prisoner at the fall of Bataan. Reportedly on Bataan Death March, and either died while on this march or on Japanese troop transport torpedoed by American submarine that was unaware of American survivors on board.