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Two more EL Pasoons were listed as killed when on Japanese prison ship was trapedoed off the Philip pines on Dec 14, 1944. They are Lieut. Thomas A. Austin and Taecut. Damon Benjamin Byfield Lieutenant Aus tin, 24, was the son of Mrs. Marie Stewart, formerly of ER Paseo, now of Odessa. He was taken prisoner after Corregidor fella He was in the “March of Dewh? Lieutenant Austin was born in Marshall. He as a graduate of Mar shall High School, where he was active in football. He was a swim ming instructor there. He enlisted in the Army shortly after he was gractuated and was sent overseas in April, 1941, with the 200th Coast Ar tilery. He was commissioned on the field of battle. Received Cards His mother received five cards from him, the last of which was writen June 10, 1944. Four sisters are Mamie and Janie, who live at 1115 Ochoa street, Mrs. George Miller, also of El Paso, and Miss Nell Austin of Monahans. His grandmother is Mrs. H. T. Bankston of Marshall. Lieutenant Byfield was the son of Mrs. W. M. Byfield of 3514 Hamilton street. Lieutenant Byfield was in the Philippine Islands, when war was declared. He enlisted in the Army Engineers immediately and was commissioned. He had been an en gineer for Marsian Mining Co. He was a mining foreman. Taken Prisoner Lieutenant Byfield was taken prisoner when Bataan fell. He was in the March of Death. His mother received five post cards from him during the three years that he was in prison. A major in the Medical Corps who had been liberated told Lieu tenant Byfield’s mother that her son would be decorated for meritorious service while in the prison camp. He operated the camp water pumps. While outside of the camp at the water pump, Lieutenant Byfield could get food from the natives to take inside the prison to his com rades. The major told Mrs. Byfield that there was an army trail in the Philippines named for her son. Born to N. M. He was born in Carrizozo, N. M. He was graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, N. M. He had done mining work in the Unit (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) Lieut. Thomas U. Austin’ Byfield
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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Wed, Jul 25, 1945
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