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Clarence
Irwin
Gayhart
POW (WWII)

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Clarence Gayhart was captured and taken prisoner in the fall of Guam, December 8 – 9, 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Electrician’s Mate First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – August 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Electrician’s Mate First Class Clarence Irwin Gayhart (NSN: 2870180), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese during the fall of Guam on 9 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.