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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Transportation Corps)

    Action Date:

    June 17, 1966

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 10 (February 28, 1967)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Colonel (Transportation Corps) Edward L. Nielson, United States Army, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 17 June 1966.