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Navy Federal Credit Union
Lester
Joseph
Tacy
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Philadelphia

, 

Pennsylvania

Lester Tacy graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Lester Joseph Tacy (ASN: 0-15632), 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.