Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 153 (VF-153)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Princeton (CV-37)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1953

    All Hands (August 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Francis Edward Painter (NSN: 0-553412), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE (VF-153), embarked in U.S.S. PRINCETON (CV-37), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 6 May 1953.