Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 871 (VF-871)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    October 17 & 18, 1952

    All Hands (October 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Alfred Edward Nauman, Jr. (NSN: 0-304153), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving in Fighter Squadron EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE (VF-871), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 17 and 18 October 1952.