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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    U.S.S. Quincy

    Action Date:

    June – August 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 356 (November 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander William Denton, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Commanding Officer of VCS-7 Squadron and Senior Aviator aboard the U.S.S. QUINCY, over Southern France from June to August 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Regiment:

    Air Group 19

    Action Date:

    June 23 & 24, 1951
    All Hands (May 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander William Denton, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving in Air Group NINTEEN, in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 23 and 24 June 1952.