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Leonard
B.
Sweat
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

Pierce County

, 

Georgia

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 30, 1950 – October 20, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Leonard B. Sweat (ASN: RA-14334453), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 30 July 1950 and was held until he until he successfully escaped captivity on 20 October 1950.