Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    6148th Tactical Control Squadron

    Regiment:

    6147th Tactical Control Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1952 – September 2, 1953

    First Lieutenant William P. Wyatt, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 29 November 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 2 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.