Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    12th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    18th Fighter-Bomber Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    June 15, 1953 – September 6, 1953

    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Second Lieutenant Edward Dillon (AFSN: 0-2225458), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 15 June 1953, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 6 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.