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Michael
A.
Quinn
POW (WWII)

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Michael Quinn was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of November 1918. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – August 1945

    Colonel (Infantry) Michael A. Quinn (ASN: 0-10882), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1942
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Michael A. Quinn (ASN: 0-10882), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.