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Cornelius
Patrick
Guilfoyle
POW (Korea) MIA
August 9, 1921

–

April 7, 1952

Home:

Chicago

, 

Illinois

Although Cornelius Guilfoyle is officially listed as “Missing in Action,” the Air Force concluded that “The information pertinent to reports of Lt Guilfoyle being a POW is probably true.”

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    90th Bombardment Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    April 7, 1952 – Died in Captivity
    Air Force Manual No. 200-25, Department of the Air Force (January 16, 1961)

    Captain Cornelius Patrick Guilfoyle (AFSN: AO-739549), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 7 April 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.