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 7, 1942 – May 1945

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 39980

    Staff Sergeant Jack P. Brittain (ASN: 6562306), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese Forces after his plane was shot down on May 7, 1942 and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in August 1945.