Last
Name:
MATTHEWS |
First
Name Middle Initial:
NORMAN R |
Nick
Name:
JACK |
| Street:
109 GROVE AVE |
City
& State: SUFFOLK, VA |
E-Mail:
|
| Zip:
23434 |
Phone:
(757) 539-4971 |
Spouse:
MARY JEAN |
| Conflict:
WW11 |
Service
Branch: Army Air Corp |
Unit:
91 BS 27 BG(L) |
| Theater: |
Where
Captured: PHILIPPINES |
Date
Captured: 04/09/42 |
| Camps
Held In: O'DONNELL DAVAO CAB. YOKKAICHI TOYAMA |
How
Long Interned: 1245 days |
| Liberated
/ repatriated: liberated |
Date
Liberated: 09/05/45 |
Age
at Capture: 22 |
| Medals
Received: POW, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT, WW11
VICTORY, ADS W/ONE BRONZE STAR, APTS W/ONE BRONZE STAR, PHILIPPINE
DEFENSE W/ONE BRONZE STAR, DISTINGQUISHED UNIT BADGE /TWO OAK LEAF
CLUSTERS, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL |
| Military
Job: AIRCRAFT GUNNER |
Company:
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE |
| Occupation
after War: RETIRED IN 1968, SUFFOLK CITY BUILDING INSP. |
