Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    January 14, 1944 – November 12, 1944

    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Lieutenant Harold Rudolph Tuck (MCSN: 0-23078), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after his SBD-5 Dauntless airplane was shot down over New Britain on 14 January 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 12 November 1944.