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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.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 113 (1945)

    (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.