Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 7, 1945 – May 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 36949

    Staff Sergeant Arthur A. Gora (ASN: 36903839), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese 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 August 1945.