Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    May 7, 1942 – November 27, 1942

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

    Private First Class George Douglas Bruce (MCSN: 279308), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.