Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 783 (VF-783)

    Action Date:

    October 14, 1951

    All Hands (January 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Edward A. White, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving in Fighter Squadron SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE (VF-783), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 14 October 1951.