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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander [then Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class]

    Batallion:

    Patrol Squadron 101 (VP-101)

    Action Date:

    December 8, 1941 – January 30, 1942

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 357 (December 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class] John W. Clark, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Co-Pilot of a PBY-4 in Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED ONE (VB-101), Naval Air Station, Sangley Point, Cavite, Philippine Islands area, from 8 December 1941 to 30 January 1942.