Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111)

    Action Date:

    July 19, 1953

    All Hands (August 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John C. McCoy, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN (VF-111), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 19 July 1953.