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Joe
Clifton
East
POW (WWII) KIA

Born:

, 

Missouri

Home:

Elizabeth City

, 

Virginia

Joe East graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Coast Artillery Corps) Joe Clifton East (ASN: 018192), 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 15 January 1945.