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John
Aloysius
Ryan
Jr.
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

New York

John Ryan graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    August 1944 – May 1945

    Captain (Air Corps) John Aloysius Ryan, Jr. (ASN: 0-24825), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about 7 August 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.