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Kester
M.
Roberts

Home:

Richmond

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 11 (VF-11)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)

    Action Date:

    January 9, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Kester M. Roberts, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), over the China coast on 9 January 1945.