Thomas John Ryan

1901 – 1970

Life Keepsakes Service Medal of Honor Decorations Shadow Box Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Thomas John Ryan JR. Thomas was 68 years old.

Keepsakes

Headstone Front of Josephine Ryan. Arlington National Cemetery.

Headstone Back of Josephine Ryan. Arlington National Cemetery.

Medal of Honor Recipient Thomas J. Ryan Jr.

Service Record

Medal of Honor

1 September 1923 · Yokohama, Japan · Ensign, U.S. Navy.

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.)

Awards & Decorations 1

Foreign awards

Medal of Honor - Navy September 1, 1923 · Yokohama, Japan · Ensign, U.S. Navy.

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section 34

Grave 80-A-1

In Our Keeping

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