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Leslie
A.
Garver
POW (Korea) Escapee

Home:

Phelps County

, 

Missouri

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    April 24, 1951 – April 28, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Leslie A. Garver (ASN: 0-2262760), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 24 April 1951 and was held until he his successful escape from captivity on 28 April 1951.