Lieutenant Commander (ChC) Herbert R. Trump (NSN: 0-62936), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity on or about 15 December 1944.
Sponsored by:
Herbert
R.
Trump
POW (WWII) KIA
Home:
Columbus
,
Ohio
Buried:
Manila
,
Philippine Islands
Cemetery:
A.B.M.C. Manila
Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant Commander (ChC)Division:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)Action Date:
May 6, 1942 – December 15, 1944
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947 -
Legion of Merit
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Commander (ChC)Division:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)Action Date:
December 27, 1941 – December 15, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander (ChC) Herbert R. Trump (NSN: 0-62936), United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chaplain for the Fourth Marine Regiment at Corregidor from 27 December 1941 to 6 May 1942, and as a Prisoner of War at Corregidor and at Philippine Military Prison Camp 1, Cabanatuan, and aboard a prison ship sunk off Olongapo, Philippine Islands, 3 July 1942 to 15 December 1944.