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Thomas
Eulee
Locklear
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class

    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

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Thomas Eulee Locklear (NSN: 2720943), 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.

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Pharmacist’s Mate (then Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class]

    Action Date:

    December 1941
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Chief Pharmacist’s Mate (then Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class] Thomas Eulee Locklear (NSN: 2720943), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct during the rescue of wounded personnel during the bombardment of the Mariveles area in the Philippine Islands in December 1941.