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Billie
G.
Phelps
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

Clark County

, 

Arkansas

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    March 16, 1951 – March 19, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Billie G. Phelps (ASN: RA-18293067), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 16 March 1951 and was held until he his successful escape from captivity on 19 March 1951.