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Harry
E.
Purvis
POW (Korea)
1930-06-17

–

Home:

Abbeville County

, 

South Carolina

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 5, 1951 – April 21, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Harry E. Purvis (ASN: RA-14369348), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 5 November 1951 and was held until his release on 21 April 1953.