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Gerold (Gerald)
B.
Kubicek
POW (Korea)

Home:

Burbank

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    93d Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    19th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    January 23, 1952 – September 1, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Captain Gerold (Gerald) B. Kubicek (AFSN: 0-12108), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 23 January 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.