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Earl
Benson
Ercanbrack
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 15, 1943 – September 9, 1945
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Sergeant Earl Benson Ercanbrack (MCSN: 0-48550/226537), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a Prisoner of War in Japan during the period 15 December 1943 through 9 September 1945.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Sergeant Earl Benson Ercanbrack (MCSN: 0-48550/226537), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on 9 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.