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George
Washington
Hirsch
POW (WWII)
1897-04-08

–

1969-01-22

Born:

, 

Wisconsin

George Hirsch graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of August 1917. During World War II he survived the infamous Bataan Death March followed by three years of captivity as a Prisoner of War. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Colonel George Washington Hirsch (ASN: 0-8580), United States Army, was captured by Japanese forces during the fall of the Philippine Islands in April/May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in August 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel
    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel George Washington Hirsch (ASN: 0-8580), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of the Philippine Ordnance Department and Acting Operations Officer, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East from 1941 to 1942.