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John
Taylor
Ward
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Louisiana

Home:

, 

Mississippi

John Ward graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1920. He was captured after the fall of the Philippine Islands, survived the infamous Bataan Death March, and subsequently died in captivity.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Quartermaster Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Quartermaster Corps) John Taylor Ward (ASN: 0-12864), 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 his death while still in captivity.