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Samuel
R.
Martinek
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Flight Officer

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    May 14, 1943
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 28386

    Flight Officer Samuel R. Martinek (ASN: T-60037), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces on or about May 14, 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.