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Navy Federal Credit Union
James
K.
Efishoff
POW (WWII) MIA

Home:

Fort Bragg

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 7, 1942 – MIA as a Prisoner of War
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Corporal James K. Efishoff (MCSN: 266058), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.