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Navy Federal Credit Union
Russell
Roosevelt
Ross
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Thailand)

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant Russell Roosevelt Ross (NSN: 0-63232), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the sinking of his ship the U.S.S. HOUSTON (CA-30), on 28 February 1942, and was interned as a Prisoner of War until his death while in captivity.