Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Lorenzo
Magbanua
POW (WWII) KIA

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Quartermaster Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    October 31, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Quartermaster Second Class Lorenzo Magbanua (NSN: 4985903), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.