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Tasson Joseph V.

Name:
Joseph V. Tasson
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
36304093
Unit:
10th Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-15
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Joseph V. Tasson entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the 10th Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group as a Technical Sergeant and Crew Chief of an aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on July 16, 1945 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. Tsgt Tasson was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.