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Navy Federal Credit Union
James
R.
Gilloon
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    April 7, 1945 – May 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 36948

    Staff Sergeant James R. Gilloon (ASN: 37675268), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by enemy forces after his plane was shot down on April 7, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in 1945.