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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 45 (VT-45)

    Division:

    U.S.S. San Jacinto (CVL-30)

    Action Date:

    January 3 – April 5, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Randell C. Riley, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Torpedo Squadron FORTY-FIVE (VT-45), embarked in U.S.S. SAN JACINTO (CVL-30), in the vicinity of Formosa, from 3 January 1945 to 5 April 1945.