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William
D.
McDaniel

Home:

St. Louis

, 

Missouri

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign]

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 3 (VC-3)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 364 (June 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade [then Ensign] William D. McDaniel, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Composite Squadron THREE (VC-3), embarked in U.S.S. KALININ BAY (CVE-68), over Leyte Gulf on 24 October 1944.