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Thomas
Bolyn
Smothers
Jr.
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Forsyth County

, 

North Carolina

Thomas Smothers graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Infantry) Thomas Bolyn Smothers, Jr. (ASN: 0-17733), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 26 April 1945.