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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 Kantō earthquake. Ryan went on to serve in World War II as a destroyer flotilla commander. ==Early life== Ryan was a 1921 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. While an ensign, he was in Yokohama, Japan during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, during which he saved a woman, Mrs. Slack, from the burning Grand Hotel.〔Hammer, Joshua. ''Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II.'' New York: Free Press, 2006., pgs. 98-99. ISBN 0-7432-6465-7〕 This action earned Ryan the Medal of Honor, making him one of 18 men to receive the Medal of Honor during the interwar period from 1920-1940. Ryan was presented the Medal of Honor by President Calvin Coolidge at the White House on March 15, 1924.
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