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John
Worth
Gamel
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    November 19, 1943 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Ensign John Worth Gamel (NSN: 0-187906), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after his submarine, U.S.S. SCULPIN (SS-191), was scuttled on 19 November 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.