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Edward
Carl
Engelhart
POW (WWII)
1900-06-16

–

1995-06-14

Born:

, 

New York

Home:

, 

New York

Edward Engelhart graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1920. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Korea)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – August 1945

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Edward Carl Engelhart (ASN: 0-12773), 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 the end of hostilities in August 1945.