Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Regiment:

    Carrier Air Group 102

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

    Action Date:

    July 11, 1951

    All Hands (June 1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant James Joseph Venes (NSN: 0-429311), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Section Leader and Pilot in Carrier Air Group 102, attached to U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31), in action against enemy forces in the Korean area on 11 July 1951.