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John
A.
Pond

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Tennessee

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant [then Ensign]

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 32 (VF-32)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Langley

    Action Date:

    April 29, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 357 (December 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant [then Ensign] John A. Pond, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Wingman in Fighting Squadron THIRTY-TWO (VF-32), embarked in U.S.S. LANGLEY over Truk Atoll on 29 April 1944.