Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Jens
M.
Martinsen
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Seaman First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Seaman First Class Jens M. Martinsen (NSN: 9073929), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.