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Julius
L.
Sloan
, Jr.
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Monument

, 

New Mexico

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 37 (VF-37)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Sangamon (CVE-26)

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 369 (November 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Julius L. Sloan, Jr. (NSN: 0-157657), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a fighter plane in Fighting Squadron THIRTY-SEVEN (VF-37), embarked in U.S.S. SANGAMON (CVE-26) during the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 October 1944.