Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-194)

    Action Date:

    May 17, 1953

    All Hands (August 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Elvis E. Purvis, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR (VF-194), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 17 May 1953.