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Homer
Harvey
Uglow
POW (WWII) KIA
1911-09-20

–

1945-01-28

Born:

Scottsbluff

, 

Nebraska

Home:

Scottsbluff

, 

Nebraska

Buried: 

Scottsbluff

, 

Nebraska

Cemetery:

Fairview Cemetery (Cenotaph)

Homer Uglow graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. Captured at the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, he died aboard a Japanese “Hell Ship” while being transported to Japan in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Infantry) Homer Harvey Uglow (ASN: 0-20708), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 28 January 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    45th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Infantry) Homer Harvey Uglow (ASN: 0-20708), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 45th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), in the Philippine Islands, in action against the enemy in the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Uglow, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.