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Navy Federal Credit Union
Harry
F.
Cotton
POW (WWII) KIA

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Chief Signalman

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korea)

    Action Date:

    May 7, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Chief Signalman Harry F. Cotton (NSN: 3930287), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.