Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 783 (VF-783)

    Action Date:

    August 26, 1951

    All Hands (December 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant James R. Keane, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 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 26 August 1951.