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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 106 (VPB-106)

    Action Date:

    April 15 – May 15, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 353 (August 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Henry L. Devasier (NSN: 3470895), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED SIX (VPB-106) over the Ryukyu Islands, Bandjermasin, Honshu, Shikoku coast, Japan, from 15 April to 15 May 1945.