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Navy Federal Credit Union
James
A.
Poston
POW (Korea)

Home:

Sutter County

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    February 12, 1951 – March 10, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Sergeant First Class James A. Poston (ASN: RA-19325920), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 12 February 1951 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 10 March 1951.