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William
Leigh
Strangman
POW (WWII)

Home:

Santa Monica

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant (DC)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant (DC) William Leigh Strangman (NSN: 0-87237), 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 returned to U.S. Military control during operations to liberate the Philippines in 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant (DC)

    Regiment:

    4th Marine Regiment

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 306 (September 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant (DC) William Leigh Strangman (NSN: 0-87237), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Army Award) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Officer, Dental Corps, attached to the FOURTH Marine Regiment, in action at Corregidor during the defense of the Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942. Lieutenant Strangman’s gallant actions and selfless devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.