Thomas J. Ryan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | August 5,1901 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | New Orleans |
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| United States | |
| Education | United States Naval Academy |
| Buri | Arlington National Cemetery |
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| ID | 3594804 |
Thomas J. Ryan Life story
Rear Admiral Thomas John Ryan, 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.
