Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Thailand)

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1942 – 1945

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

    Corporal Eugene David Rochford (MCSN: 280476), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the sinking of his ship, the U.S.S. HOUSTON (CA-30), on 27 February 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.