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Charles
Cobb
Lanphier
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Detroit

, 

Michigan

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    December 26, 1943 – May 15, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Lieutenant Charles Cobb Lanphier (MCSN: 0-11933), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down over New Britain on 26 December 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 15 May 1944.