Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 781 (VF-781)

    Action Date:

    October 7, 1951

    All Hands (June 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Glen R. Edwards, 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-ONE (VF-781), attached to Carrier Air Group ONE HUNDRED TWO, in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 7 October 1951.