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Navy Federal Credit Union
Matthias
J.
Vopatek
, Jr.

Home:

New Prague

, 

Minnesota

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Matthias J. Vopatek, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 63 (VP-63)

    Action Date:

    March 16, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 342 (September 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Matthias J. Vopatek, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Patrol Bomber in Patrol Squadron SIXTY-THREE (VP-63) in the Straits of Gibraltar on 16 March 1944.