Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 874 (VF-874)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

    Action Date:

    July 13, 1951

    All Hands (June 1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Fred Leslie Koch (NSN: 0-453370), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR (VF-874), attached to U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31), in action against enemy forces in Korea on 13 July 1951.