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Troy
M.
Porterfield

Home:

Pomona

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    September 21, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 367 (September 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Troy M. Porterfield, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Torpedo Bomber Pilot in Torpedo Squadron TWO (VT-2), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), over the Philippine Islands, on 21 September 1944.