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Navy Federal Credit Union
Harold
Willard
West
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Petty Officer Third Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1945 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Carpenter’s Mate Third Class Harold Willard West (NSN: 7337181), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.