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Leonard
C.
Taft
POW (Korea)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 2, 1951 – September 6, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant Leonard C. Taft (MCSN: 0-47988), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was shot down and captured during the Korean War on 2 July 1951 and was held until his release on 6 September 1953.