Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Attack Squadron 923 (VA-923)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    November 4, 1952 – September 2, 1953

    Ensign Andrew Lawrence Riker, III (NSN: 0-551737), United States Navy, was captured by Communist forces after he was shot down over Korea on 4 November 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release in Operation Big Switch on 2 September 1953.