Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Technical Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    June 22, 1944

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 11222

    Technical Sergeant Leroy J. Erlinger (ASN: 17120888), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about June 22, 1944 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.