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Hampden
Eugene
Montgomery
POW (WWII) KIA
1902-09-12

–

1945-02-05

Born:

, 

South Carolina

Home:

Kingstree

, 

South Carolina

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Hampden Montgomery graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. Captured in the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, he was held as a Prisoner of War and subsequently transported to Japan for internment, and died in a POW camp there in 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Hampden Eugene Montgomery (ASN: 0-17271), United States Army, was captured during fighting in the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held by the Japanese as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 5 February 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    45th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Hampden Eugene Montgomery (ASN: 0-17271), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 45th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), in action against the enemy during the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.