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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major Robert Wesley Gilardi (MCSN: 0-21766), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWELVE (VMF-312), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Major

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    January 1, 1952 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Major Robert Wesley Gilardi (MCSN: 0-21766), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was shot down and captured on 1 January 1952 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.