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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Radioman Second Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 40 (VT-40)

    Action Date:

    April 1 – 24, 1945

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

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Radioman Second Class Edward A. Zahn (NSN: 7066284), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Aircrewman in a Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron FORTY (VT-40), in the Nansei Shoto area from 1 to 24 April 1945.