Orange County, Florida
United States Army Air Forces
Private

Grover C. McAllister was a Private in the Army during World War II. Grover was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to PW Camp #1 near Cabanatuan, Luzon, Phillipines where 3,213 other American POWs were held. Grover’s capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on January 4, 1943. Based on these two reports, Grover was imprisoned for at least 242 days (~9 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. Ultimately, Grover died as a prisoner of war.