Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    September 4, 1945 – September 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 20518

    Corporal Walter W. Oestreich (ASN: 36233966), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about September 4, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release from captivity after the end of hostilities in September 1945.