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Thornton
H.
Sooy
KIA (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin

    Action Date:

    October 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Thornton H. Sooy, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron THIRTEEN (VT-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN, during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin

    Action Date:

    October 12, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Thornton H. Sooy, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron THIRTEEN (VT-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN, over Formosa on 12 October 1944.