Floriano Castañeda

Floriano R. Castaneda, Sr. served with the Intelligence Section, 3rd Batallion, 45th Infantry of the Philippine Scouts during the Bataan Campaign. He participated in the Death March and was a POW at Camp O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines. He served with the Philippine Scouts until 1947; then with the United States Navy from 1952 to 1956. During his military service he was awarded two bronze stars. Floriano was retired in Kanoehe, Hawaii at the time of his death.

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• "Floriano R. Castaneda." Tributes.com. http://bit.ly/Ipi4vL. Date accessed: 01 May 2012.
• "In Memoriam". Philippine Scouts Heritage Society. http://www.philippine-scouts.org/the-scouts/in-memoriam.html. Date accessed: 01 May 2012.
• National Archives and Records Administration. "World War II Prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-1945". http://ancstry.me/IphEFW. Date accessed: 01 May 2012.
• US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 in Floriano Castaneda, http://ancstry.me/IphiPw. Date accessed: 01 May 2012.