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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    6148th Tactical Control Squadron

    Regiment:

    6147th Tactical Control Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    July 10, 1952 – September 1, 1953

    First Lieutenant Sydney Kanner, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces while serving on the ground as a Forward Aircraft Controller on 29 October 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.