Mendonca, Anthony F.
Army Private 1st class

Anthony F. Mendonca, age 28, from Hawaii, Hawaii, Waipahoehoe county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, June 28, 1944
Death details: On April 9, 2020, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Anthony F. Mendonca, missing from World War II. Private First Class Mendonca entered the U.S. Army from Hawaii and was a member of Company A, 160th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On June 28, 1944, he was killed in action against Japanese forces on Saipan. His remains could not be recovered and identified at the time if his loss. In 2020, the DPAA examined a set of unidentified remains that had been recovered from Saipan after the war, though the exact circumstances surrounding the original recovery of these remains was unknown. Forensic analysis eventually revealed these remains to be those of PFC Mendonca.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com