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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    April 22, 1944 – Escaped 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 2899

    Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps) Paul T. Burton (ASN: 0-1699162), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on 22 April 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his successful escape from captivity in 1945 during a formed march from Nurnberg to Munich.