Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Saburo
Shimomura
POW (Korea)

Home:

Weber County

, 

Utah

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1950 – May 25, 1951
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Corporal Saburo Shimomura (ASN: RA-39949741), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 29 November 1950 and was held until he was returned to U.S. Military control on 25 May 1951.