Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 653 (VF-653)

    Division:

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

    Action Date:

    March 11, 1952

    All Hands (February 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Hull Leroy Wright (NSN: 0-325815), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving in Squadron SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE (VF-653), embarked in U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CV-45), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 11 March 1952.