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Colonel Stuart Clarence MacDonald (ASN: 0-3854), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Philippine Islands in April 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    91st Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)

    Division:

    91st Division (Philippine Army)

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Stuart Clarence MacDonald (ASN: 0-3854), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 91st Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), 91st Division (Philippine Army), in action against the enemy in the Defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel MacDonald, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 57 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Stuart Clarence MacDonald (ASN: 0-3854), 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 a Prisoner of War of the Japanese from 1942 to 1945.