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Marian
B.
Olds
POW (WWII)

Marian Olds was one of FIVE Navy Nurses captured in the fall of Guam and interned as a Prisoner of War until she was repatriated in an exchange in June 1942.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1942 – June 1942
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade Marian B. Olds (NSN: N-64345), United States Navy Nurse Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on 9 December 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until her release in an exchange on the S.S. Gripsholm in June 1942.