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Stephen
W.
Painter
Jr.
POW (WWII) MIA

Home:

New Orleans

, 

Louisiana

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    February 4, 1944 – MIA as a POW
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Lieutenant Stephen W. Painter, Jr. (MCSN: 0-14807), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down over New Britain on 5 February 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.