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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant [then Lieutenant, Junior Grade] Robert Hubert Thelen, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron TWENTY-FOUR (VF-23), during the First Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19 June 1944.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33)

    Action Date:

    January 19, 1951
    All Hands (May 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Robert Hubert Thelen, 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 THIRTY-THREE (VF-33), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 19 January 1951.