Harold Edward “Harry" McManus was born Feb. 28, 1920 to Walter M. and Alice G. Raney McManus. He died Sept. 12, 2010 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Petty Officer McManus served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) and became a Japanese POW and spent close to four years in prison camp with the “Lost Battalion”. He also served in Korea.
His brother, O.C. McManus was born Apr. 15, 1914 and also served aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) and became a Japanese POW. After capture by the Japanese they never saw each other again until they returned to their home town. He died Nov. 23, 2005 and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Montebello, CA. He also served in Korea, retiring from the Navy in 1957.
Another brother, Roy L. McManus was born Feb. 12, 1911 and served with the 399th Infantry Regiment. He died Mar. 31, 2000 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA.
Source: ancestry.com; photo courtesy of N.D. Scheidt via FindAGrave
