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Navy Federal Credit Union
Leland
E.
Forsblad
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    July 10, 1943
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 14671

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Leland E. Forsblad (ASN: 0-727203), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces on or about July 10, 1943 and was held as a prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.