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Paul
Von Santen
Liles
POW (Korea)

Born:

, 

Georgia

Home:

Autauga County

, 

Alabama

Paul Liles graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Infantry) Paul Von Santen Liles (ASN: 0-23876), United States Army, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Company, 24th Infantry, during World War II.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    October 27, 1950 – September 1, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Paul V. Liles (ASN: 0-23876), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 27 October 1950 and was held until his release on 1 September 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    XIV Corps

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Paul Von Santen Liles (ASN: 0-23876), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Assistant G-3 (Operations and Training), FOURTEENTH Corps, from 1944 to 1945.