Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    May 26, 1945 – September 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 19721

    Staff Sergeant Donald E. Ryan (ASN: 16087925), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about May 26, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release from captivity after the end of hostilities in September 1945.