Putnam, Paul Albert
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General Putnam was born in Michigan and was commissioned into the Marine Corps on March 5, 1926. As a Major he commanded Marine Fighting Squadron 211 which was assigned to Wake Island on 4 December 1941. On 23 December Wake Island was captured by Japanese Forces and Major Putnam and other Wake Island defenders were taken prisoners. He remained in a Japanese POW camp from December 1941 until September 1945.
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creatorOf | Paul Albert Putnam oral history interview, November 13, 1975 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library |
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