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Navy Federal Credit Union

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Field Music Sergeant John Kenneth Corley (MCSN: 288849), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy in the Philippine Islands in 1942, while serving with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Field Music Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Music Sergeant John Kenneth Corley (MCSN: 288849), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.