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George
Clarence
Manneschmidt
POW (WWII)

George Manneschmidt was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1923.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Major (Infantry) George Clarence Manneschmidt (ASN: 0-257129), 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.