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Thomas
Mason
Tarpley
Jr.
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

North Carolina

Thomas Tarpley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    2d Philippine Corps

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Thomas Mason Tarpley, Jr. (ASN: 0-17325), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the 2d Philippine Corps in the Philippine Islands in 1942.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – 1945

    Major (Infantry) Thomas Mason Tarpley, Jr. (ASN: 0-17325), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control during operations to liberate the Philippines in 1945.