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Joseph
F.
Florence
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

New York

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Formosa)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1945 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Ensign Joseph F. Florence (NSN: 0-382837), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down on or about 23 April 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War at Formosa until his death while still in captivity.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. Santee (CVE-29)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Joseph F. Florence (NSN: 0-382837), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Torpedo Plane Pilot embarked in U.S.S. SANTEE (CVE-29), near Sakishima Gunto, on 23 April 1945.