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George
L.
Tarleton

Home:

San Jose

, 

California

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Night Fighting Squadron 77 (VF(N)-77)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    June 20, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 363 (May 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade George L. Tarleton, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Night Fighting Squadron SEVENTY-SEVEN (VF(N)-77), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), over the Mariana Islands on 20 June 1944.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain

    Action Date:

    August 4, 1965 – July 1, 1967
    All Hands (January 1969)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain George L. Tarleton, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 4 August 1965 to 1 July 1967, as Chief, War Games Section, Operational Analysis and Reports Branch, Operations Division, Headquarters Pacific Command.