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Thomas Ryan

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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1901-1970)

United StatesLived 1901 to 1970 · aged 68
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Rear Admiral Thomas John Rya, Jr. was a career American naval officer who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions while in Yokohama, Japan during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. Ryan went on to serve in World War II as a destroyer flotilla commander.

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Grave at Arlington National CemeteryGrave at Arlington National CemeteryRyan receiving the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, March 15, 1924Ryan receiving the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge, March 15, 1924

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1924Medal of Honor

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Lived 1901 to 1970 · aged 68
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