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Navy Federal Credit Union
Emerson
Merritt
Costa
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Radioman Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    January 2, 1942 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Radioman Second Class Emerson Merritt Costa (NSN: 3811552), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.