Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    6146 Air Base Squadron

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    June 26, 1952 – September 1, 1953

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

    Captain Kenneth R. Weber (ASN: 0-834696), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 26 June 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 1 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.