Lieutenant, Junior Grade Laura Mae Cobb (NSN: N-64075), United States Navy Nurse Corps, 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 she was liberated by U.S. and Filipino forces on 23 February 1945.
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Awards Received
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Bronze Star Medal
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Bronze Star Medal
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Bronze Star Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant CommanderDivision:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)Action Date:
January 6, 1942 – February 23, 1945
Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces Far East, General Orders No. 65 (March 30, 1945)The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal (Army Award) to Lieutenant Commander Laura Mae Cobb (NSN: N-64075), United States Navy, for meritorious achievement, while in the hands of the enemy from 6 January 1942 to 23 February 1945, in caring for the sick and wounded.
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Bronze Star Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant CommanderAction Date:
December 7, 1941 – January 2, 1942
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Bronze Star Medal to Lieutenant Commander Laura Mae Cobb (NSN: N-64075), United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a nurse with the Canacao Hospital Unit during the bombing invasion of the Philippine Islands by Japanese forces for the period 7 December 1941 through 2 January 1942.