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Frank Tony Caruso

In memory of:

Private Frank Tony Caruso

January 13, 1944
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service

Service Number:

H/6445

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

February 17, 1921
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

September 19, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba

He was born as Frank "Anthony" Caruso.

Son of Michael Joseph Caruso and Maude Marie (alias May) Ruff. Husband of Katherine Bauer.

He served in Manitoba, in Jamaica with Force Y, in Hong Kong with Force C, in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 1,579 days of service, including 809 overseas.

To commemorate his sacrifice, the Government of Manitoba named Caruso Lake, located south-west of York Factory, in his honour in 1964.

Commemorated on Page 269 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. A. 15.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Frank Caruso– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Frank Caruso – In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of FRANK TONY CARUSO– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of FRANK TONY CARUSO – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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