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Donald
L. A.
Whittaker

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Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    February – April 1951
    All Hands (January 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Donald L. A. Whittaker, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat “V” for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Pilot of a Helicopter, in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from February through April 1951. (Lieutenant Whittaker is authorized to wear the Combat “V”.)

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron

    Action Date:

    May 4, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Donald L. A. Whittaker, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot over Okinawa on 4 May 1945.