Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    December 23, 1942 – 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Private First Class Gibb G. Penton (MCSN: 267506), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese on 23 December 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control in 1945.