Benigno G. Tabora Military person

Benigno G. Tabora (November 20, 1915 – February 17, 2008) was an American veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Tabora was one of the last of an increasingly dwindling group of veterans who survived the Bataan Death March in May 1942 after the Japanese captured the Philippines during World War II. He spent eight months as a prisoner of war in a Japanese internment camp. Tabora served in the military intelligence during his 31 years in the Army.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 20, 1915
Birth place
Philippines
Date of deathFebruary 17, 2008
Place of death
Acton Massachusetts

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Purple Heart
military operations
Korean War
World War II
Battle of Inchon
Philippines Campaign (1941–42)
Battle of Bataan
military branch
United States Army
military unit
Philippine Scouts
service start1931
service end1968

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