Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Chief Radioman

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 1 (VB-1)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    July 28, 1945 – September 1945

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

    Aviation Chief Radioman George Francis Rumrill (NSN: 3822958), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after his airplane in Bombing Squadron ONE (VB-1) was shot down on 28 July 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.