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Navy Federal Credit Union
Paulino
Prudente
POW (WWII) KIA

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Philippine Islands

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Coxswain

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    June 30, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Coxswain Paulino Prudente (NSN: 1539590), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.