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John
Newlin
Raker
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Pottstown

, 

Pennsylvania

John Raker graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Captain (Air Corps) John Newlin Raker (ASN: 0-890265), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 24 October 1944.