The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Harold Paul Brehm (NSN: 0-157400), United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Pacific Area from 28 March 1944 to 8 April 1944. Lieutenant Brehm completed twenty flights in a combat area where enemy anti-aircraft fire was expected to be effective or where enemy aircraft patrols usually occurred. His conduct throughout has distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character.
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Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Navy Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Navy Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
LieutenantBatallion:
Bombing Squadron 87 (VB-87)Division:
U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14)Action Date:
July 24, 1945
Commander 2d Carrier Task Force Pacific: Serial 01812 (September 15, 1945)The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Harold Paul Brehm (NSN: 0-157400), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber in Bombing Squadron EIGHTY-SEVEN (VB-87), attached to the U.S.S. TICONDEROGA (CV-14), in action against enemy Japanese forces in the vicinity of Kure, Japan, on 24 July 1945. Braving heavy enemy anti-aircraft fire from the ship and shore batteries which began during the approach to the target and continued in intensity throughout the attack and retirement, Lieutenant Brehm skillfully pressed home his bombing run against the enemy battleship-aircraft carrier HYUGA, scoring a direct hit with a 1,000-pound bomb and contributing materially to the sinking of the hostile vessel. His airmanship and unswerving devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.