Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 192 (VF-192)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Princeton (CV-37)

    Action Date:

    September 10, 1952

    All Hands (July 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Howard Wilson Westervelt (NSN: 0-468621), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO (VF-192), embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON (CV-37), in Korea, on 10 September 1952.