(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Paul A. Schumacher (NSN: 0-298928), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK on 25 October 1944.
Sponsored by:
Paul
A.
Schumacher
MIA (WWII) KIA
Home:
Glendale
,
California
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. HancockAction Date:
October 25, 1944
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 348 (March 1946)