(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Boatswain’s Mate William R. Leibold (NSN: 3823214), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in supporting a shipmate in the water for eight hours after the sinking of his submarine, the U.S.S. TANG (SS-306), in Formosa Strait, on War Patrol from 24 September 1944 to 25 October 1944.
Sponsored by:
William
R.
Leibold
POW (WWII)
Home:
Los Angeles
,
California
Awards Received
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Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Chief Boatswain’s MateDivision:
U.S.S. Tang (SS-306)Action Date:
September 24 – October 25, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 381 (November 1948) -
Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Chief Boatswain’s MateDivision:
Prisoner of War (Japan)Action Date:
October 25, 1945 – September 1945
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947Chief Boatswain’s Mate William R. Leibold (NSN: 3823214), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after his submarine the U.S.S. TANG (SS-306) was sunk on 25 October 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.