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Navy Federal Credit Union
Earl
Byron
Hunter
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Quartermaster

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 9, 1942 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Chief Quartermaster Earl Byron Hunter (NSN: 3105729), United States Navy, was captured in the Philippine Islands and held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese until his release at the end of hostilities in September 1945.