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Harrison
Henry Cocke
Richards
POW (WWII)
1890-04-26

–

1951-07-02

Born:

, 

Virginia

Harrison Richards graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1911. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – August 1945

    Colonel (Cavalry) Harrison Henry Cocke Richards (ASN: 0-3092), 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.