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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Eugene J. Tougas (NSN: 0-304369), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Bomber Pilot embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX on 19 March 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 23, 1945 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade Eugene J. Tougas (NSN: 0-304369), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in September 1945.