Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ship’s Cook First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – 1945

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

    Ship’s Cook First Class Kirby Newton Raines (NSN: 3465811), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control during operations to liberate the Philippines in 1945.