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Ranger Raid Frees 500 Prisoners in Luzon Operation
Ten California Rangers led by Sgt. Richard A. Moore, with Lt. William Nellist and Sgt. Claude Howell among the rescuers, freed more than 500 Allied prisoners from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Luzon. The three day march through jungle and rice paddies included cutting communications lines and destroying a pillbox and tanks before the escape.
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Sgt
Claude R. Howell
Ranger
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Luzon
California
Cabanatuan
Luzon Island
William Nellist
Eureka
Ned H. Hedrick
Harold Hight
Huntington Beach
Richard A. Moore
Kate Moore
Santa Clara
Vera M. Howell
South Main Street
Porterville
James RB. Herrick
Bertha M. Herrick
Long Beach
John G. Palomares
Tillie Palomares
Oxnard
Warren M. Bell
Edward T. Bell
San Fernando
Mariano Garde
Frances B. Garde
Los Angeles
Ralph C. Melendez
Sara Desota
Alvo A. Polzine
Dolores Polzine
San
Moore
Bell
Mmmniature Fort