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Navy Federal Credit Union
Houston
Ernest
Edwards
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Portsmouth

, 

New Hampshire

Buried: 

Knoxville

, 

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Knoxville National Cemetery

Houston Edwards was a member of the U.S.S. Perch, which was scuttled on March 3, 1942 after being seriously damaged in a prior engagement with Japanese Naval Forces. (It was the first U.S. Submarine lost in the war.) Subsequently captured by the Japanese, he was interned as a Prisoner of War. He died on or about July 10, 1944.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Electrician’s Mate

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Java)

    Action Date:

    March 3, 1942 – July 10, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Chief Electrician’s Mate Houston Ernest Edwards (NSN: 3554635), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his submarine, U.S.S. PERCH (SS-176), was scuttled on 3 March 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.