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Godfrey
Roland
Ames
POW (WWII) KIA
1912-05-04

–

1945-01-31

Born:

Santa Cruz

, 

California

Home:

Sausalito

, 

California

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Godfrey Ames graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He was taken Prisoner of War after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, and survived the Bataan Death March. After being put aboard the Japanese “Hell Ship” Oryoku Maru” for transport to Japan, he survived the sinking of that ship on December 15, 1944, but subsequently died of his wounds.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, Philippine Coast Artillery Command, General Orders No. 50 (1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in Lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Godfrey Roland Ames (ASN: 0-20671), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of Battery C, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), in action against the enemy in the Philippine Islands in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Ames, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    60th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, Philippine Coast Artillery Command, General Orders No. 29 (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 Silver Star to Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Godfrey Roland Ames (ASN: 0-20671), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of Battery C, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment (Anti-Aircraft), in action against the enemy in the Philippine Islands in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Ames, 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.

  • 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) Godfrey Roland Ames (ASN: 0-20671), 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.