(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Junior Grade Billy F. Commons (NSN: 0-173747), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane embarked in U.S.S. YORKTOWN, over Luzon, 14 December 1944.
Sponsored by:
Billy
F.
Commons
MIA (WWII) KIA
Home:
McKinney
,
Texas
Buried:
Manila
,
Philippine Islands
Cemetery:
A.B.M.C. Manila
Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Fighting SquadronDivision:
U.S.S. YorktownAction Date:
December 14, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 342 (September 1945)