Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant]

    Batallion:

    Attack Squadron 923 (VA-923)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

    Action Date:

    November 9, 1951

    All Hands (June 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander [then Lieutenant] Dee L. Rodd, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Attack Squadron NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VA-923), embarked in U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CV-31), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 9 November 1951.