Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Gerald
C.
Canaan
POW (Korea)

Born:

Kane

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Kane

, 

Pennsylvania

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 35 (VC-35)

    Regiment:

    Carrier Air Group 102

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

    Action Date:

    September 29, 1951
    All Hands (June 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Gerald C. Canaan (NSN: 0-505807), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Composite Squadron THIRTY-FIVE (VC-35), Carrier Air Group ONE HUNDRED TWO, embarked in U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 29 September 1951.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 35 (VC-35)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    November 4, 1951 – September 2, 1953

    Ensign Gerald C. Canaan (NSN: 0-505807), United States Navy, was captured after he was shot down over Korea on 4 November 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release in Operation Big Switch on 2 September 1953.