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Bryghte
D.
Godbold
POW (WWII)
1914-07-07

–

Born:

Coy

, 

Alabama

Home:

Selma

, 

Alabama

Bryghte Godbold entered military service in 1936 after graduating from Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He retied as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Action Date:

    December 6, 1950 – May 31, 1951
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Bryghte D. Godbold (MCSN: 0-5350), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in Korea during the period from 6 December 1950 through 31 May 1951.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Action Date:

    December 8 – 23, 1941
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Bryghte D. Godbold (MCSN: 0-5350), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the defense of Wake Island in the Pacific during the period from 8 to 23 December 1941.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    December 23, 1941 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Captain Bryghte D. Godbold (MCSN: 0-5350), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.