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Private First Class Raymond C. Switzer (MCSN: 277072), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military control at the end of the war.

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Action Date:

    December 21, 1953
    Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Raymond C. Switzer (MCSN: 277072), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy, on December 21, 1953, at Korea.