Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Thomas
C.
Durkin
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1945 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant Thomas C. Durkin (NSN: 0-85742), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.