Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 172 (VF-172)

    Action Date:

    October 9, 1951

    All Hands (January 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Robert F. Doss, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO (VF-172), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 9 October 1951.