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Navy Federal Credit Union
Ernest
S.
Kovatch
POW (Korea)

Home:

St. Joseph County

, 

Indiana

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    October 6, 1952 – September 2, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant Ernest S. Kovatch (ASN: 0-1915397), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 6 October 1952 and was held until his release on 2 September 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.