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Egon
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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Bombing Squadron 14 (VTB-14)

    Action Date:

    September 21, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Egon F. Hoffmann, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Torpedo Bombing Squadron FOURTEEN (VTB-14), in scoring a direct hit on a cargo vessel in the Philippine Islands on 21 September 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 14 (VT-14)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Wasp (CV-18)

    Action Date:

    June 20, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Egon F. Hoffmann, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Torpedo Bombing Squadron FOURTEEN (VTB-14), embarked in U.S.S. WASP (CV-18), during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 20 June 1944.