Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    39th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

    Regiment:

    18th Fighter-Bomber Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    September 5, 1951 – September 10, 1953

    First Lieutenant Orval H. Tandy, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 5 September 1951, 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.