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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Gerald M. Sullivan, Jr. (NSN: 0-106260), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Leader of a section of Fighter Planes embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK on 12 January 1945.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hancock

    Action Date:

    October 26, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 345 (December 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Gerald M. Sullivan, Jr. (NSN: 0-106260), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Section Leader of a division of four Fighter Planes embarked in U.S.S. HANCOCK during the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 26 October 1944.