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Steve
Robert
Garwood
POW (WWII) Escapee

Born:

, 

Arkansas

Steve Garwood was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    1945 – Escaped from Captivity

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Steve Robert Garwood, United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in the Ardennes Forest in Germany in 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his successful escape from captivity.