Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Composite Squadron 3 (VC-3)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Valley Forge (CV-45)

    Action Date:

    February 8, 1952

    All Hands (January 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant John Patrick McKenna (NSN: 0-460267), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Composite Squadron THREE (VC-3), embarked in U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CV-45), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 8 February 1952.