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Walter
Axel
Lundin
November 15, 1916

–

September 2, 2007

Born:

New York

, 

New York

Home:

Yonkers

, 

New York

Buried: 

Bushnell

, 

Florida

Cemetery:

Florida National Cemetery

Walter Lundin became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down 6.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He retired in 1973 as a U.S. Navy Captain.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    September 13, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Walter A. Lundin, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), over the central Philippine Islands, on 13 September 1944.