Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    51st Fighter-Interceptor Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    May 15, 1952 – September 10, 1953

    First Lieutenant Donald L. Pape, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 15 May 1952, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 10 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.