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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 104 (VPB-104)

    Action Date:

    February 27 – May 15, 1945

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

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Willard S. Dodsworth (NSN: 7048578), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as aircrewman in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED FOUR (VPB-104) over the Pacific from 27 February to 15 May 1945.