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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin (CV-13)

    Action Date:

    October 19, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 358 (January 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Francis X. De Lone, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron THIRTEEN (VT-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN (CV-13) in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands on 19 October 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Franklin (CV-13)

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Francis X. De Lone, 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 as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron THIRTEEN (VT-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN (CV-13) in the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 24 October 1944.