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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Peter Mongilardi, Jr. (NSN: 0-478448), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while assigned as a strike element leader participating in an air strike against Bach Long Vi Island in North Vietnam, on 29 March 1965.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Action Date:

    April 20 – May 28, 1965
    All Hands (November 1967)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Peter Mongilardi, Jr. (NSN: 0-478448), United States Navy, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during operations against military installations and supply lines in North Vietnam, as strike leader, from 20 April to 28 May 1965.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander

    Action Date:

    February 7 & 11, 1965
    All Hands (November 1967)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander Peter Mongilardi, Jr. (NSN: 0-478448), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while leader of strike groups during the retaliatory air strikes against targets in Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, on 7 and 11 February 1965.