Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Charles
McCreary
POW (Korea)

Home:

Harlan County

, 

Kentucky

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    August 31, 1950 – September 27, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Private Charles McCreary (ASN: RA-15378550), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 31 August 1950 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 27 September 1950.