Orlando, FL –
A solemn and long-overdue ceremony takes place in Brevard County today. Corporal Leo J. Barlosky is buried with full military honors at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, more than 82 years after he died in a Japanese POW camp while serving in the Army during World War II.
Originally from Audenried, a tiny rural hamlet in Pennsylvania’s coal country, Barlosky enlisted at age 23 before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was stationed in the Philippines when hostilities broke out. He was captured in 1941, after the Japanese surrounded American forces following the invasion of the Bataan Peninsula. Barlosky took part in the infamous Bataan Death March, eventually arriving at the Cabanatuan POW Camp where he eventually succumbed to disease. His body was buried in a mass grave at the site of the camp.
To read the full story, follow the link below. If you're interested in listening to the podcast recording, please click the "Listen" button on the website (CPL Barlosky's portion can be heard starting at 33:20)
https://www.cfpublic.org/podcast/engage/2024-09-10/how-to-win-a-debate-remembering-9-11-military-funeral-in-brevard-for-pow