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Douglas
W.
Porell
POW (Korea)

Home:

Worcester County

, 

Massachusetts

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    May 17, 1951 – May 29, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Sergeant Douglas W. Porell (ASN: RA-11172120), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 17 May 1951 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 29 May 1951.