James Eric Straus
Graduating
Class of 1944
Served in
World War II
![Attached photograph of Private Straus](https://cdn.uwgoldstarhonorroll.org/2018-01/straus.jpg)
Private
James Eric Straus
Army
59th Coast Artillery Regiment
Hometown
Madison, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
South China Sea
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Philippines
More About Private Straus
Private First Class Straus was shot when trying to escape a sinking POW ship called the Arisan Maru and is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery.