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R.
A.
Von Sternberg
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Technical Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    May 8, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 28367

    Technical Sergeant R. A. Von Sternberg (ASN: 16027594), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about May 8, 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.