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Navy Federal Credit Union
John
J.
Beenau
POW (Korea)

Home:

Niagara County

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    February 12, 1951 – April 4, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Sergeant John J. Beenau (ASN: ER-32834024), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 12 February 1951 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 4 April 1951.