Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Manchuria)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity

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

    Sergeant William J. Lynch (MCSN: 256599), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.