Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Hospital Corpsman

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    February 7, 1953 – April 24, 1953

    Hospital Corpsman Thomas Alvord Scheddel (NSN: 4332294), United States Navy, was captured by Communist forces during fighting in Korea on 7 February 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release in Operation Little Switch on 24 April 1953.