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Navy Federal Credit Union
James
Bascom
Giles
, Jr.
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Texas

James Giles graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1944.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    December 16, 1944 – May 1945

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry) James Bascom Giles, Jr. (ASN: 0-26634), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about 16 December 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.