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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) John Raymond Lovell (AFSN: 924A), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    December 4, 1950 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Colonel John Raymond Lovell (AFSN: 924A), United States Air Force, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 4 December 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.