Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – November 29, 1944

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

    Sergeant William Henry Sobey (MCSN: 160025), 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 in on or about 29 November 1944.