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Roscoe
L.
Batton
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

Norfolk

, 

Virginia

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    April 29, 1951 – May 4, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Roscoe L. Batton (ASN: RA-13291155), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 29 April 1951 and was held until he his successful escape from captivity on 4 May 1951.