Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Samuel
J.
Cleckner
POW (Korea)

Home:

Summit County

, 

Ohio

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Master Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 2, 1950 – November 22, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Master Sergeant Samuel J. Cleckner (ASN: RA-20519602), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 2 November 1950 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 22 November 1950.