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Jasper
F.
Dawson
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    December 8, 1941 – September 1945
    NARA Database: World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 – ca. 1945

    Private First Class Jasper F. Dawson (MCSN: 270073), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese at Peking, China, on 8 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the War.