Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 721 (VF-721)

    Action Date:

    May 7, 1951

    All Hands (October 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John A. Chalbeck, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (VF-721), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 7 May 1951.