Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
John
Raikes
Vance
POW (WWII)
1897-12-21

–

1988-10-11

Born:

, 

Idaho

John Vance graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1941
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) John Raikes Vance (ASN: 0-12301), 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 in the Philippine Islands in 1941 and 1942.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) John Raikes Vance (ASN: 0-12301), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in August 1945.