Second Lieutenant Aaron was taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in captivity in the Philippines at Camp #1 Cabanatuan. When the U.S. was conducting operations to regain control of Manila and other outer areas during January to March 1945, the Japanese either executed their prisoners or loaded as many as they could on transport, and removed them elsewhere. Records indicate Second Lieutenant Aaron was either executed trying to escape or may have died in transport from Olongapo to San Fernando, Philippines, when the ship he was traveling on was sunk by U.S. forces. Second Lieutenant Aaron is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines. - This narrative was submitted with the enrollment form.