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Navy Federal Credit Union
Ira
D.
Smith
POW (Korea)

Home:

Barbour County

, 

West Virginia

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    January 3, 1951 – August 29, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Ira D. Smith (ASN: RA-15274882), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 3 January 1951 and was held until his release on 29 August 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.