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John
D.
Bryant
POW (Korea)

Home:

Baldwin Park

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    730th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    17th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    April 22, 1951 – September 2, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant John D. Bryant (AFSN: 0-2094452), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 22 April 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 2 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.