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Navy Federal Credit Union
Philip
Chester
Marsh
Jr.
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    January 2, 1942 – 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Corporal Philip C. Marsh, Jr. (MCSN: 249841), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands on 2 January 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.