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Roland
W.
Parks
POW (Korea)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    51st Fighter-Interceptor Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    September 4, 1952 – May 30, 1955
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant Roland W. Parks, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 4 September 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release by the Chinese on May 30, 1955.