Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
James
Edgar
Macklin
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Puerto Rico

Home:

San Francisco

, 

California

James Macklin 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 (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) James Edgar Macklin (ASN: 0-15783), United States Army, was captured during the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.