Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 783 (VF-783)

    Action Date:

    July 23, 1951

    All Hands (June 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Thaddeus F. Grabowski, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE (VF-783), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 23 July 1951.