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Robert
H.
Haner
POW (Korea)

Home:

Rockport

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    18th Fighter-Interceptor Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    February 22, 1952 – September 1, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant Robert H. Haner (AFSN: 0-1911203), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 22 February 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 1 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.