Thomas J. Ryan
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 68 years 176 days (821 months)Star Sign: Leo
Rear Admiral Thomas John Ryan, Jr. (August 5, 1901 – January 28, 1970) 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 Kanto earthquake.
Ryan went on to serve in World War II as a destroyer flotilla commander.
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