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Richard
Gay
Ivey
POW (WWII)
October 11, 1915

–

August 27, 2006

Born:

Beatrice

, 

Alabama

Home:

Beatrice

, 

Alabama

Buried: 

Greensboro

, 

North Carolina

Cemetery:

West Market Street United Methodist Church

Richard Ivey graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1938. Captured at the fall of Corregidor early in World War II, he was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of the war, subsequently retiring as a U.S. Army Major.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Richard Gay Ivey (ASN: 0-21116), 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 return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA)

    Division:

    U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps

    Action Date:

    February 6 – 11, 1942
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 37 (March 6, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Richard Gay Ivey (ASN: 0-21116), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Headquarters, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (Philippine Islands) in action against enemy forces in Cavite Province, Philippine Islands, from 6 to 11 February 1942. Following the Japanese invasion of Bataan, Captain Ivy repeatedly volunteered to cross behind enemy lines to locate enemy artillery positions. Captain Ivey’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the Coastal Artillery Corps, and the United States Army.