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Cornelius
Zane
Byrd
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Virginia

Home:

Sanford,

, 

Virginia

Cornelius Byrd graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Quartermaster Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Lieutenant Colonel (Quartermaster Corps) Cornelius Zane Byrd (ASN: 0-17760), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 7 February 1945.