Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major

    Batallion:

    45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

    Regiment:

    67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    February 28, 1952 – September 6, 1953

    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Major Robert Joseph Burns (AFSN: 0-57440159), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 28 February 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 6 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.