Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Action Date:

    January 19, 1967

    All Hands (November 1967)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Bennett P. Crawford, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 19 January 1967, as Radar Intercept Officer in the strike leader’s aircraft during a 22-plane attack on the Dong Phong Thuong highway bridge and railroad marshalling yard in North Vietnam. Lieutenant Crawford employed navigational aids to lead the group to the target area.