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Philip
James
Dewes
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

Newark

, 

New Jersey

Home:

San Diego

, 

California

Philip Dewes 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 of Pellagra in the Makassar Prisoner of War Camp on or about 25 July 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Java)

    Action Date:

    March 3, 1942 – July 25, 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Pharmacist’s Mate Philip James Dewes (NSN: 129560), 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.