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Julio
Forest
Smith
POW (WWII) KIA

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Julio Smith was among the (at least) 139 American Prisoners of War executed by their Japanese captors at Puerta Princessa on the Island of Palawan, on December 14, 1944. That incident has come to be known as the “Palawan Massacre.”

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Machinist’s Mate Third Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – December 14, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Machinist’s Mate Third Class Julio Forest Smith (NSN: 2915484), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War. He was executed by his captors at Palawan on 14 December 1944.