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Hugh
L.
Cornelius
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 233 (VMTB-233)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant Hugh L. Cornelius (MCSN: 0-14783), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE (VMTB-233) in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    February 13, 1943 – April 29, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Lieutenant Hugh L. Cornelius (MCSN: 0-14783), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down over New Britain on 13 February 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 29 April 1944.