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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 13 (VB-13)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 361 (March 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Jake E. Miller, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Bombing Squadron THIRTEEN (VB-13), embarked in U.S.S. FRANKLIN (CV-13), during the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 24 October 1944.