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Navy Federal Credit Union
Russell
Clifton
Stewart
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

, 

Oregon

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Russell Clifton Stewart (NSN: 3933387), United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct during World War II.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Russell Clifton Stewart (NSN: 3933387), 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 until his death while still in captivity.