Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Princeton (CV-37)

    Action Date:

    April 28, 1953

    All Hands (March 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Russell Jackson Lear (NSN: 0-498753), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR (VF-154), embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON (CV-37), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 28 April 1953.