Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 871 (VF-871)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Princeton (CV-37)

    Action Date:

    June 16, 1951

    All Hands (March 1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Frank Martin, III, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Flight Leader in Fighter Squadron EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE (VF-871), attached to U.S.S. PRINCETON (CV-37), during operations against enemy forces in Korea on 16 June 1951.