Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195)

    Action Date:

    May 1, 1951

    All Hands (May 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade John B. Whittemore, 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 with Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE (VA-195), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 1 May 1951.