Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Boatswain’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – August 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Henry Jay Ashton (NSN: 2071242), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese when his Gun Boat YP-16 was seized during the invasion of Guam on 8 – 9 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control after the end of hostilities in August 1945.