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Navy Federal Credit Union
Barney
P.
Ruffatto
POW (Korea) Escapee
1906-11-25

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Home:

Lawrence County

, 

South Dakota

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Master Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 20, 1950 – October 21, 1950
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Master Sergeant Barney P. Ruffatto (ASN: RA-06520124), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 20 July 1950 and was held until he until he successfully escaped captivity on 21 October 1950.