▁Ryan ▁succeeded ▁in ▁forcing ▁the ▁esc ort ing ▁enemy ▁destroy ers ▁to ▁retre at , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁bar ge ▁trans ports ▁escaped . ▁ ▁After ▁lying ▁low ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁these ▁b arg es ▁land ed ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 3 9 0 ▁Japanese ▁on ▁Hor aniu , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁bar ge ▁base . ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁base ▁was ▁later ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Americans ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Ryan ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁trial ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁( pro sec utor ) ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁during ▁the ▁court - mart ial ▁of ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Mc V ay ▁III . ▁ ▁Mc V ay , ▁who ▁had ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁a ▁year ▁ahead ▁of ▁Ryan ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Mc V ay ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁" h az arding ▁his ▁ship ▁by ▁failing ▁to ▁z ig z ag ", ▁but ▁was ▁ex on er ated ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁October , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ryan ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁rank