Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
James
Stewart
Neary
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Connecticut

Home:

Fairfield County

, 

Connecticut

James Neary graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Field Artillery) James Stewart Neary (ASN: 0-17157), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese during fighting in the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.