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Richard
M.
Block
POW (Korea)
1929-10-06

–

Home:

Adams County

, 

Illinois

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    January 5, 1951 – August 29, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Private First Class Richard M. Block (ASN: ER-57500862), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 5 January 1951 and was held until his release on 29 August 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.