Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 54 (VF-54)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    January 29, 1952

    All Hands (July 1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Raymond Gene Kelly, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron FIFTY-FOUR (VF-54), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 29 January 1952.