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Paul
B.
O’Connell
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    April 26 – May 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 16672

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Paul B. O’Connell (ASN: 0-1998789), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about April 26, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.