Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Rabaul)

    Action Date:

    February 12, 1944 – August 27, 1944

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

    Second Lieutenant John Joseph Fitzgerald (MCSN: 0-26468), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after he was shot down over New Britain on 12 February 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 27 August 1944.