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Homer
Eugene
Davis
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Gunner’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Thailand)

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1942 – August 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Gunner’s Mate Second Class Homer Eugene Davis (NSN: 3284879), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the sinking of his ship the U.S.S. HOUSTON (CA-3), on 28 February 1942, and was interned as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control in 1945.