Maine Genealogy Archives

Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard POWs, World War II

Source: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel: Maine. (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946).

PRISONER OF WAR RECORD

DIED OR KILLED IN PRISONER OF WAR STATUS

McINTIRE, Raymond Kermit, Chief Torpedoman's Mate, USN. Guardian, Mr. Bert McIntire, Dryden.

OSTER, James Charles, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Marguerita Daisy Oster, Box 159, North Vassalboro.


RELEASED FROM PRISON CAMPS

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BALLARD, Wilbur Earl, Watertender 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Rose E. Ballard, Washburn.

BOLSTER, Richard Lowell, Chief Pharmacist's Mate, USN. Wife, Mrs. Julia B. Bolster, Kittery Point.

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DEARBORN, Harvey Willis, Chief Machinist's Mate, USN. Mother, Mrs. Rilla A. Dearborn, 28 Vine St., Auburn.

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JOHNSON, Luther Pope, Jr., Aviation Ordnanceman 3c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pope Johnson, Sr., 529 Washington Ave., Portland.

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LA ROCK, Sherwood Henry, Cpl., USMC. Father, Mrs.[sic] Henry A. La Rock, Cape Porpoise.

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MERGANTHALER, John Joseph, Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Margaret Merganthaler, 7 Smith St., Portland.

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ROSS, Albert Parker, Quartermaster 1c., USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Albert Ross, Topsfield.

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WARE, Ralph Gerald, Pharmacist's Mate 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Lillian E. Ware, 114 State Rd., Kittery.

WILKINSON, James Thomas, Machinist's Mate 3c, USNR. Mother, Mrs. Julia A. Wilkinson, 8 Taylor St., Portland.