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Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Houston Parks Houser, Jr. (ASN: 0-18615), 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 return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Houston Parks Houser, Jr. (ASN: 0-18615), United States Army, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    I Philippine Corps

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Houston Parks Houser, Jr. (ASN: 0-18615), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as G-1, FIRST Philippine Corps, in the Philippine Islands, during 1942.