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Navy Federal Credit Union
George
Lorne
Spear
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Chief Radioman

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    January 10, 1944 – August 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Aviation Chief Radioman George Lorne Spear (NSN: 4013925), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese and held as a Prisoner of War at Rabaul until his death while still in captivity.