![]() Thomas J. Ryan, Jr. Rear Admiral, United States Navy |
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John Ryan was a 1921 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
He earned the Medal of Honoron September 1, 1923 in Yokohama, Japan. He was awarded the Medal in a White House ceremony by President Calvin Coolidge. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 5, 1901. He died on January 28, 1970, following a long
military career, and was buried in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery.
RYAN, THOMAS JOHN Rank and organization: Ensign, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Yokohama, Japan, 1 September 1923. Entered service at: Louisiana. Born: 5 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana. Citation: For heroism in effecting the rescue of a woman from the burning Grand Hotel, Yokohama, Japan, on 1 September 1923. Following the earthquake and fire which occurred in Yokohama on 1 September, Ens. Ryan, with complete disregard for his own life, extricated a woman from the Grand Hotel, thus saving her life. His heroic conduct upon this occasion reflects the greatest credit on himself and on the U.S. Navy, of which he is a part. (Medal presented by President Coolidge at the White House on 15 March 1924.)
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