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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Action Date:

    November 5, 1943

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 332 (November 1944)

    The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack D. Madison (NSN: 0-130089), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as section leader flying high cover for torpedo bombers during a strike against a large concentration of Japanese cruisers and destroyers at Rabaul on 5 November 1943. Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Madison maintained a strong defensive formation throughout the flight and provided complete protection for our planes. Intercepted by four Japanese fighters on his return flight, he probably destroyed one and contributed to the destruction of ten planes shot down by his squadron.