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Private First Class Charles L. Harrison (MCSN: 274541), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1950 – May 25, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Staff Sergeant Charles L. Harrison (MCSN: 274541), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 29 November 1950 and was held until his release on 25 May 1951.