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Navy Federal Credit Union
Herbert
Henry
Eichlin
Jr.
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Easton

, 

Pennsylvania

Herbert Eichlin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1939.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Captain (Infantry) Herbert Henry Eichlin, Jr. (ASN: 0-22118), 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 27 January 1945.