Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

    Regiment:

    49th Fighter-Bomber Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    July 14, 1952 – September 10, 1953

    Second Lieutenant Richard Voss, United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 14 July 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.