Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain [then Lieutenant Commander]

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 72 (VP-72)

    Action Date:

    March 20 – May 4, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 354 (September 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain [then Lieutenant Commander] Edward J. Drew, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Squadron Commander, Patrol Squadron SEVENTY-TWO (VP-72), in the Southwestern Pacific waters from 20 March 1942 to 4 May 1942.