Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Robert
Patterson
Pierpont
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

California

Home:

Ventura

, 

California

Robert Pierpont graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Robert Patterson Pierpont (ASN: 0-23752), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 24 October 1944.