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Date of Passing Dec 05, 1985
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRUCE COLLINS FANSLER WAS A BARBER BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 14 AUGUST 1942. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH "M" COMPANY, 126TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 32ND INFANTRY DIVISION FROM 5 MARCH 1943 TO 14 OCTOBER 1945. UPON RETURNING TO THE U.S. PFC FANSLER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 9 NOVEMBER 1945 AT CAMP ATTERBURY INDIANA. BRUCE FANSLER PASSED AWAY ON 5 DECEMBER 1985 IN PARSONS WEST VIRGINIA.
Description (Leyte Campaign 17 October 1944 to 1 July 1945) On 17 October 1944, after preparatory bombardment, the invasion of the Philippines got under way with the seizure of islands guarding Leyte Gulf. The landing on Leyte itself on 20 October was strongly contested by Japanese forces on land and at sea. Organized resistance on the island did not end until after Christmas, and mopping up operations continued for a long time. Meanwhile, at the end of October, the neighboring island of Samar was occupied with little difficulty.
