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John
O.
Hobbs
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    May 22, 1944 – May 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 36796

    Staff Sergeant John O. Hobbs (ASN: 11083736), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about May 22, 1944and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.