World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hal H. Potts
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jefferson, Georgia
Honored By
Judson Malcolm
ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 WAS WOUNDED BY JAPANESE BOMB FRAGMENTS. PRESENT AT THE SURRENDER OF U.S. TROOPS BY GENERAL KING TO THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN. FORCED TO GO ON THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. SOLD INTO SLAVERY TO JAPANESE COMPANIES AND WAS USED AS FORCED LABOR FOR 42 MONTHS. HELD AT HIRAHATA AND TYOMA POW CAMPS. REPATRIATED IN SEPTEMBER 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, POW MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, 2 BRONZE CLUSTERS, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE RUPTURED DUCK.