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William Bomar is listed by NARA as KIA and not as a POW although combat records indicate he was briefly in enemy hands at the fall of Guam.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Guam)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – December 10, 1941

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Private First Class William Wiltshire Bomar, Jr., United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on 9 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity the following day.