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Richard
J.
Dennis

Home:

Little Rock

, 

Arkansas

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Bombing Squadron 4 (VB-4)

    Division:

    U.S.S. White Plains (CVE-66)

    Action Date:

    October 24, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 368 (October 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Richard J. Dennis, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Bombing Squadron FOUR (VB-4), embarked in U.S.S. WHITE PLAINS (CVE-66), during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 25 October 1944.